TABLE 1.

Distribution of Participants Screened for TB During Active Case-Finding Implemented in 15 Hard-to-Reach Riverine Local Government Areas in Southern Nigeria

VariableFrequency, No. (%)(N=1,089,129)
Age, years
 0–4164,583 (15.1)
 5–14346,980 (31.9)
 ≥15577,566 (53.0)
Sex
 Female595,391 (54.7)
 Male493,738 (45.3)
Intervention strategy
 Community outreach890,475 (81.8)
 Health facility170,002 (15.6)
 HIV-positive people24,030 (2.2)
 Household contacts of  bacteriologically confirmed TB4,622 (0.4)