Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) still struggle with tuberculosis (TB), and Nigeria is among the top three countries, accounting for 80% of the total difference between reported cases and incidence in 2017. 1 Nigeria, with over 200 million people living within as of 2020, has a health system built around public and private healthcare facilities and has been reported as one of the 30 high-burden nations; 268 people in the nation pass away from the illness every day.2 3 In Nigeria, a notable increase in the prevalence of TB was reported between 2000 and 2021 with an increase in cases from 269 000 to 467 000. The country’s reported TB case count has increased steadily over the years, with Nigeria recording 403 000 TB cases and 157 000 TB-related fatalities in 2015, translating to a 39.96% mortality rate. Nonetheless, there is a consistent decrease in the ratio of deaths to cases between 2015 and 2021. The nation has recorded 125 000 fatalities and 467 000 TB cases by 2021, resulting in a death-to-infection rate of 26.77%.4 As of 2023, over 361 000 cases of TB have been reported in Nigeria, with 9% of those cases occurring in children. Compared with 2022, this represents a 26% increase in cases.2 However, the significant risk of transmission is increasing due to the under-reporting of TB cases. One missed case is thought to have the potential to infect 15 people annually with TB.2
Source: BMJ Global Health
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,679
OpenAlex ID: W4405018705