Epidemic characteristics of statutory notifiable communicable diseases in Puyang city of Henan province from 2013 to 2022
Objective To understand the epidemiological characteristics of statutory notifiable communicable diseases(SNCDs)in Puyang from 2013-2022,and provide scientific evidence for optimizing communicable disease prevention and control measures.Methods Information on the epidemic of SNCDs website-based reported in Puyang city from 2013-2022 was downloaded from the China Disease Control and Prevention Information System,and the prevalence and distribution characteristics of SNCDs were statistically analyzed using descriptive epidemiological methods.Results From 2013 to 2022,Puyang city cumulatively reported 148 108 cases of 29 types of SNCDs,with no Class A SNCDs reported and 182 deaths reported,having an average annual mortality rate of 0.49/105 and an average annual incidence of 401.34/105.The overall incidence level showed a decreasing trend(x2trend=2 845.953,P<0.05),and the overall morbidity rates in 2021 and 2022 were relatively low,260.04/105,and 260.32/105,respectively.The incidence occurred throughout the year,with the highest number of cases in May(12.69%)and the lowest in February(5.79%).Hualong district ranked first in terms of the the incidence rate(789.86/105),while the lowest incidence rate was found in Fan County(271.13/105),and the difference was statistically significant(x2=24 261.604,P<0.05).The cases were mainly farmers,accounting for 39.11%of the total cases reported;the age group with the high incidence was 0-<10 years,accounting for 42.86%of the total cases reported;the male to female ratio was 1.55:1.The top five SNCDs are hand,foot and mouth disease,hepatitis B,tuberculosis,other infectious diarrhea,and influenza,the annual average incidence rate rates were 108.35/105,71.15/105,66.88/105,40.00/105 and 39.92/105 respectively.Conclusions In recent years,in Puyang city,the rank of SNCDs incidence has been changed,and the incidences of influenza and other respiratory diseases are high;hepatitis B,other infectious diarrhea were ranked in the top five incidence.It is necessary to strengthen the prevention and control of influenza and other respiratory diseases,keep implementing the prevention and control measures for hepatitis B,other infectious diarrhea and syphilis and other key SNCDs,timely optimize the prevention and control measures according to the changes of the SNCDs incidence,and make an effort to prevent and control SNCDs with multi-measures.