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| Title |
Trend in case detection rate for all tuberculosis cases notified in Ebonyi, Southeastern Nigeria during 1999-2009
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| Published in |
Pan African Medical Journal, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.11604/pamj.2013.16.11.680 |
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| Authors |
Kingsley Nnanna Ukwaja, Isaac Alobu, Ngozi Appolonia Ifebunandu, Chijioke Osakwe, Chika Igwenyi |
| Abstract |
Unlike previous annual WHO tuberculosis reports that reported case detection rate for only smear-positive tuberculosis cases, the 2010 report presented case detection rate for all tuberculosis cases notified in line with the current Stop TB strategy. To help us understand how tuberculosis control programmes performed in terms of detecting tuberculosis, there is need to document the trend in case detection rate for all tuberculosis cases notified in high burden countries. This evidence is currently lacking from Nigeria. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the trend in case detection rate for all tuberculosis cases notified from Ebonyi state compared to Nigeria national figures. Reports of tuberculosis cases notified between 1999 and 2009 were reviewed from the Ebonyi State Ministry of Health tuberculosis quarterly reports. Tuberculosis case detection rates were computed according to WHO guidelines. 22, 508 patients with all forms of tuberculosis were notified during the study. Case detection rate for all tuberculosis rose from 27% in 1999 to gradually reach a peak of 40% during 2007 to 2008 before a slight decline in 2009 to 38%. However, the national case detection rate for all tuberculosis cases in Nigeria rose from 7% in 1999 and progressively increased to reach a peak of 19% during 2008 and 2009. Since the introduction of DOTS in Ebonyi, the programme has achieved 40% case detection rate for all tuberculosis cases - about 20% better than national figures. However, with the current low case detection rates, alternative mechanisms are needed to achieve the current global stop- TB targets in Nigeria. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 33 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 21 | 64% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 30% |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 22 | 67% |
Attention Score in Context
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