• Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
HEJian-qing, Email: jianqhe@gmail.com
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Objective To evaluate the effect of health economics of census versus high-risk population screening for tuberculosis in Mianyan city, in order to provide references for the selection of suitable tuberculosis screening method in western region of China. Methods We included active tuberculosis patients by residents health screening of 21 villages and towns in Mianyan city from June 2013 to March 2013. Relevant data was analyzed by referencing the National Assessment of Tuberculosis Control Program in 2001-2010. Results 184047 residents were screened by tuberculosis census and 128 active tuberculosis patients were diagnosed while 61045 residents were screened by high-risk population screening and 76 active tuberculosis patients were diagnosed. The cost-utility ratio and benefit-cost ratio of tuberculosis census were 6174.17 and 3.84, respectively. The cost-utility ratio and benefit-cost ratio of high risk population screening were 3106.16 and 7.62, respectively. Conclusion High-risk population screening has higher cost-utility ratio and benefit-cost ratio than tuberculosis census with higher missed diagnosis. Benefits and harms of tuberculosis detection rate and cost should be fully balanced before tuberculosis screening method were chosen in western underdeveloped region of China.

Citation: HUANGWei-wei, HEJian-qing. Census versus High-risk Population Screening for Tuberculosis in Mianyan City: A Health Economics Evaluation. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2016, 16(3): 249-253. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20160040 Copy