Result of Active Case-Finding for TB Intervention Implemented in 15 Hard-to-Reach Riverine Local Government Areas in Southern Nigeria, Disaggregated by Age and Sex
| Performance Indicator | Total Output | Age Distribution, Years | Sex Distribution | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 5–14 | ≥15 | Female | Male | ||
| No. of individuals screened for TB | 1,089,129 | 164,583 | 346,980 | 577,566 | 595,391 | 493,738 |
| No. of presumptive TB identified (% of individuals screened) | 24,802 (2.3) | 2,883 (1.8) | 5,213 (1.5) | 16,706 (2.9) | 13,126 (2.2) | 11,676 (2.4) |
| No. of presumptive TB tested for TB (% of presumptive TB identified) | 22,026 (88.8) | 2,118 (73.5) | 4,353 (83.5) | 15,555 (93.1) | 11,724 (89.3) | 10,302 (88.2) |
| No. of all forms of TB diagnosed (% of presumptive TB identified) | 2,471 (10.0) | 276 (9.6) | 282 (5.4) | 1,913 (11.5) | 1,086 (8.3) | 1,385 (11.9) |
| No. of Bac+ DS-TB diagnosed (% of all forms of TB diagnosed within group) | 1,776 (71.9) | 42 (15.2) | 84 (29.8) | 1,650 (86.3) | 765 (70.4) | 1,011 (73.0) |
| No. of clinically diagnosed DS-TB (% of all forms of TB diagnosed within group) | 637 (25.8) | 232 (84.1) | 194 (68.8) | 211 (11.0) | 294 (27.1) | 343 (24.8) |
| No. of DR-TB diagnosed (% of all forms of TB diagnosed within group) | 58 (2.3) | 2 (0.7) | 4 (1.4) | 52 (2.7) | 27 (2.5) | 31 (2.2) |
| No. of all forms of TB started on treatment (% of all forms of TB diagnosed) | 2,425 (98.1) | 273 (98.9) | 276 (97.9) | 1,876 (98.1) | 1,065 (98.1) | 1,360 (98.2) |
Abbreviations: Bac+, bacteriologically confirmed; DS-TB, drug-sensitive TB; DR-TB, drug-resistant TB.