Table 3 Net drifts of tuberculosis incidence and mortality rates by gender in Cameroon (CAM), Central African Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Chad.

From: Long-term trends of tuberculosis incidence and mortality in four central African countries

Variables

Gender

CAM

CAR

DRC

Chad

Net drift (95% CI)

Net drift (95% CI)

Net drift (95% CI)

Net drift (95% CI)

TB ASIR

Male

− 2.99 (− 3.21; − 2.76)

− 2.07 (− 2.3; − 1.75)

− 2.29 (− 2.42; − 2.16)

− 1.89 (− 2.05; − 1.73)

Female

− 4.45 (− 4.63; − 4.26)

− 3.26 (− 3.50; − 3.01)

− 3.12 (− 3.26; − 2.99)

− 2.88 (− 3.04; − 2.88)

TB ASMR

Male

− 4.74 (− 5.07; − 4.42)

− 2.70 (− 3.11; − 2.29)

− 3.90 (− 4.14; − 3.66)

− 3.40 (− 3.66; − 3.14)

Female

− 5.12 (− 5.58; − 4.65

− 2.06 (− 2.26; − 1.85)

− 2.71 (− 3.00; − 2.41)

− 3.39 (− 3.76; − 3.03)

  1. TB tuberculosis, ASIR age-standardized incidence rate, ASMR age-standardized mortality rate, CI confidence interval.