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10,000,000 casesGlobally, an estimated 10.0 million people developed TB disease in 2019.

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

2.3 %Of the 1,089,129 individuals screened, 24,802 (2.3%) were identified as presumptive tuberculosis cases.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2024Global health, science and practicePubMeddocument of 15 observations

29 %Of the 483 patients with tuberculosis treated at the health facility between 2018 and 2022, 29.0% had TB/HIV coinfection.

Nigeriatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2018-2022published 2024BMJ openPubMeddocument of 6 observations

65.5 %The prevalence of TB stigma was 65.5% among adults on DR-TB treatment in Lagos, Nigeria.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2025Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygienePubMed

11 %IPT initiation rate increased from 11% to above 50%.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2019The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 3 observations

75 %The overall tuberculosis-specific service readiness index for both states was 75%.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2020BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 14 observations

33.42 %The mean ± standard deviation (SD) of packed cell volume (PCV) was 33.42 ± 5.66 %.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2019-2022published 2023West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

Tuberculosis prevalence was higher in the dry season (0.9% and 0.5%) than in the rainy season (0.5% and 0.4%).

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2022Current microbiologyPubMeddocument of 4 observations

62.4 %The majority of tuberculosis patients were male (62.4%).

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2012-2016published 2022African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 17 observations

7.11 AORParticipants with pulmonary TB had a higher likelihood of favorable TB treatment outcome compared to those with extrapulmonary TB (adjusted odds ratio = 7.110, 95% confidence interval = 1.506–33.565).

Nigeriatuberculose · VIH/sidapublished 2024The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

7.5 %The mortality rate for tuberculosis patients in Jos-North and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State, Nigeria, was 7.5% between 2001 and 2015.

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

87.3 %The treatment success rate for tuberculosis patients under DOTS was 87.3% in 2013.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2013published 2022African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 17 observations

59.1 %59.1% of the tuberculosis cases reviewed were HIV negative at the beginning of their treatment.

Nigeriatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2008 to 2014published 2020Journal of infection and public healthPubMeddocument of 16 observations

8.4 %China accounted for 8.4% of the global total of people with TB in 2019.

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

1.4 %TB pericardium accounted for 1.4% 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 pericardium · tuberculoseobserved 2017 to 2021published 2024West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 14 observations

56.5 %The treatment success rate was 56.5%, calculated as the sum of cured and treatment completed cases.

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

12 %Children accounted for 12% of people with TB in 2019.

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

65.8 %The treatment success rate for tuberculosis patients under DOTS was 65.8% in 2016.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2016published 2022African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 17 observations

1,070 casesA total of 1070 tuberculosis cases were reviewed.

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

23.1 %The cure rate of TB patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was 23.1%.

Nigeriatuberculose · VIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 4 observations

44.04 %Among 2,169 presumptive pulmonary TB patients in Southwestern Nigeria, 44.04% (855/2169) had culture-positive samples.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2024The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

1,200,000 deathsThere were an estimated 1.2 million TB deaths among HIV-negative people in 2019.

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

Outpatient catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) was highest for type 2 diabetes and tuberculosis in Nigeria.

Nigeriadiabète de type 2 · tuberculosepublished 2019The International journal of health planning and managementPubMeddocument of 4 observations

6 monthsThe HRQOL of respondents progressively improved over the six-month treatment period.

Nigeriatuberculosepublished 2024Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatmenPubMeddocument of 5 observations

3.5 %The proportion of tuberculosis patients not evaluated was 3.5%.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2012-2016published 2022African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 17 observations