Distribution of Participants Screened for TB During Active Case-Finding Implemented in 15 Hard-to-Reach Riverine Local Government Areas in Southern Nigeria
Variable | Frequency, No. (%)(N=1,089,129) |
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Age, years | |
0–4 | 164,583 (15.1) |
5–14 | 346,980 (31.9) |
≥15 | 577,566 (53.0) |
Sex | |
Female | 595,391 (54.7) |
Male | 493,738 (45.3) |
Intervention strategy | |
Community outreach | 890,475 (81.8) |
Health facility | 170,002 (15.6) |
HIV-positive people | 24,030 (2.2) |
Household contacts of bacteriologically confirmed TB | 4,622 (0.4) |