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68.6 %68.6% of tuberculosis patients had all three sputum AFB test results (at 2/3 months, month 5, and month 6) recorded in the register in Lagos private DOTS facilities.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2016published 2022Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 11 observations

72.9 %The overall TB treatment success rate was 72.9% among inmates in Bauchi State prisons from 2014 to 2018.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2014–2018published 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 11 observations

24 patientsChest X-rays were reported as typical of TB in 24 (16%) of the patients.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 17 observations

Tuberculosis was associated with an increased risk of death in people living with HIV receiving second-line HIV therapy, adjusted for CD4, platelets, and cholesterol.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2021Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 6 observations

85 %There were 2,878 (85%) pulmonary TB cases.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 10 observations

72.8 %The sputum conversion rate for tuberculosis patients in Jos-North and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State, Nigeria, was 72.8% between 2001 and 2015.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2001–2015published 2020BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

91.1 %91.1% of tuberculosis patients had sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) test results at 2/3 months during treatment in Lagos private DOTS facilities.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2016published 2022Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 11 observations

67.4 %The overall treatment success rate for tuberculosis patients in Jos-North and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State, Nigeria, was 67.4% between 2001 and 2015.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2001–2015published 2020BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

26.6 %Only 26.6% of health facilities in Ekiti State were ready to offer TB prevention and control services.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2020published 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

2.6 aORInmates imprisoned for 2 years or less had an adjusted odds ratio of 2.6 for successful TB treatment compared to those imprisoned for more than 2 years.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2014–2018published 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 11 observations

7.3 %The overall prevalence of tuberculosis among suspected tuberculosis and HIV patients in Benue State, Nigeria was 7.3% by acid-fast bacilli smear test.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2017–2018published 2021The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

19.5 %Among 2,169 presumptive pulmonary TB patients in Southwestern Nigeria, 19.50% were new TB cases.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2024The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

76.5 %The tuberculosis-specific service readiness index was 76.5% in Oyo state.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2020BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 14 observations

9.8 %There were 332 (9.8%) pediatric TB patients.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 10 observations

38.2 %Traders accounted for 38.2% of tuberculosis cases among 241 TB patients in a semi-urban tuberculosis center in Southeast Nigeria between September 2014 and August 2017.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved September 2014 and August 2017published 2021West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 10 observations

44 %The WHO region of South-East Asia accounted for 44% of people with TB globally in 2019.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2019published 2021International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the InternatPubMeddocument of 18 observations

22 samplesOf the 150 sputum samples analyzed, 22 (14.7%) were sputum culture positive.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 17 observations

30.4 %Successful tuberculosis treatment outcomes were overreported by 30.4% in Lagos private DOTS facilities.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2016published 2022Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 11 observations

Tuberculosis remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria, particularly among people living with HIV (PLWH).

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2025BMJ global healthPubMeddocument of 2 observations

21.9 %The prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) was 21.9% among MDR-TB patients in Nigeria.

Nigeriaalcohol use disorder (AUD) · tuberculosepublished 2020The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

22 %TB prevalence by acid-fast bacilli was 22.0% among the 15–34 years age group in Benue State, Nigeria.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved July 2016 to February 2018published 2020Ethiopian journal of health sciencesPubMeddocument of 10 observations

31.6 odds_ratioPatients who received collaborative care were 31.60 times more likely to achieve treatment success compared to those who did not.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2021International journal of mycobacteriologyPubMeddocument of 3 observations

0.5 %TB testicle accounted for 0.5% of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases among tuberculosis patients at the TB DOTS clinic of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, from January 2017 to December 2021.

NigeriaTB testicle · tuberculoseobserved 2017 to 2021published 2024West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 14 observations

2.3 %Among diagnosed tuberculosis cases, 2.3% were drug-resistant tuberculosis cases.

Nigeriadrug-resistant tuberculosis · tuberculosepublished 2024Global health, science and practicePubMeddocument of 15 observations

40.5 %Of the tuberculosis cases reviewed, 40.5% were classified as treatment completed.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2008 to 2014published 2020Journal of infection and public healthPubMeddocument of 16 observations