From DOTS to the Stop TB Strategy: DOTS coverage and trend of tuberculosis notification in Ebonyi southeastern Nigeria 1998-2009

摘要

BackgroundNigeria ranks fourth among the 22 high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. The estimated incidence of all TB cases in 2009 was 311/100,000 population. Since the implementation of DOTS in Ebonyi state, southeast Nigeria, the epidemiology of TB in the region has not been documented. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the type and case notification dynamics of TB following DOTS expansion and to examine age- and sex-specific trends in TB notification rate.