Background: Describing trend in tuberculosis (TB) over time can play an important role to
assess the disease control strategies and predict the future morbidity and mortality. This
study aimed to determine the incidence trend of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis
(SPPT) in sub-age and sex groups during the years of 1995–2012. Methods: This
retrospective cohort study was performed in 2015 by using the dataset regarding National
Statistics of SPPT reported by World Health Organization during 1995–2012. Annual percent …