RESULTS FROM THE PRESENCE OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AMONGST OUTPATIENTS

The results of Acid fast screening test of sputum samples for pulmonary tuberculosis in the three health institutions are presented in table I.

Out of 1,500 sputum specimens examined by microscopy for the presence of m. tuberculosis from the three Hospitals in Abakaliki metropolis (EBSUTH, FMC, Mile Four Hospital, Four Hundred and Thirty seven, 437 (29.2%) were positive and One Thousand Sixty Three, 1063 (70.8%) negative. This shows a ratio of 29.2%: 70.8% respectively.

The prevalence rate i.e. the ratio of the total number of cases at a particular time to the total population of study if extrapolated using the population at risk,  Abakaliki town, is approximately 0.3%.
(Prevalence Rate= No. of existing cases of a diseases/estimated population at risk at a particular time x 100)
The results of the rate of occurrence of mycobacterium tuberculosis in the different age groups are also shown in table 1.
The distribution of positive cases amongst different age groups out of 1500 respondents examined randomly is as follows:
11-20 years ---- 12 ,
21-30 years----- 99,
31-40 ,, ------ 129
41-50 ,, -------105,
51-60 ,, ------- 105
61 and above, ----35.

The distribution of pulmonary tuberculosis by sex is shown on table 3.
Out of 1500 cases examined, 750 (50%) are males and 750 (50%) females. Out of 437 positive cases 197 (45.1%) are males while 240 (54.9%) are females.
The distribution of tuberculosis according to study population is shown on table 3.
Out of 500 cases examined in each Hospital, Mile four hospital has the highest number of positive cases recording 320(73.2%), followed by EBSUTH 87, (19.9%) and FMC 30 (6.9%).
The histogram of the distribution per Hospital is outlined on table 4.

RESULTS GOTTEN FROM A RESEARCH ON THE PRESENCE OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AMONGST OUTPATIENTS AT EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE AND MILE FOUR HOSPITAL ABAKALIKI TO DETERMINE ITS PREVALENCE IN ABAKALIKI URBAN METROPOLIS

                                   TABLE1:

Result of PTB according to the three hospital

	FMC		EBSUITH		M4		TOTAL
Age group	M	F	M	F	M	F
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
60 & above
Total

 Table 2:

Distribution of PTB at FMC

Age group	Male	Female	Total
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
60 & above
Total

Table 3:

Distribution of PTB at EBSUITH

Age group	Male	Female	Total
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
60 & above
Total

 

 

Table 4:

Distribution of PTB at MILE 4

Age group	Male	Female	Total
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
60 & above
Total

Table 5:

Distribution of pulumary tuberculosis in the study population.                                     

AGE GROUP	AFB + VE	AFB NEG	TOTAL EXAMINED
11-20	12         (6%)	188 (94%)	200
21-30	99         (33%)	201         (67%)	300
31-40	129 (40.3%)	191         (59.7%)	320
41-50	105        (42%)	145(58%)	250
51-60	57 (22.8%)	193 (77.2%)	250
61 and above	35        (19.4%)	145 (80.5%)	180
	437 (29.2%)	1063(70.8%)	1,500

                                    TABLE 6:

Distribution of P. Tuberculosis in Abakaliki metropolis by sex.        

S/N	AGE GROUP	MALE +VE	FEMALE +VE	TOTAL +VE	TOTAL SCREENED
1	11-20	8	4	12	200
2	21-30	42	57	99	300
3	31-40	56	73	129	320
4	41-50	51	54	105	250
5	51-60	30	27	57	250
6	61and above	10	25	35	180
TOTAL		197(45.1%)	240(54.9%)	437	1,500

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