Change point analysis for TB incidence trend in Iran during 1962 to 2012 - Payesh (Health Monitor)
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Ahmad Reza Baghestani, Ali Akbar Maboudi, Mahshid Nasehi, Amir Teymourpour. Change point analysis for TB incidence trend in Iran during 1962 to 2012. Payesh 2015; 14 (5) :529-535
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1- Faculty of Paramedicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medicine, Tehran, Iran
2- Iran University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:   (3583 Views)
Objective (s): Study of observed changes in disease incidence provides valuable information for planning and reform programs.
Methods: In this study we use Poisson piecewise regression model for modeling change points and their locations for TB trend in of Iran.
Results: The findings showed that there are two change points for TB trend in Iran.
Conclusion: We find two change points in TB trend and consequently we could divide the TB trend into three segments with different rate of TB.
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type of study: Descriptive |
Accepted: 2014/08/25 | ePublished ahead of print: 2015/08/24 | Published: 2015/09/15

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