Open AccessAssessment of TB underreporting by level of reporting system in Lagos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Mustapha Gidado,
Ellen M.H. Mitchell,
A. O. Adejumo,
Jens Levy,
O. Emperor,
A. Lawson,
Nkem Chukwueme,
H. Abdur-Razak,
A. Idris,
A. Adebowale
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
public health action
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-8372
DOI - 10.5588/pha.22.0008
Subject(s) - medicine , local government area , tuberculosis , environmental health , population , pediatrics , demography , local government , geography , archaeology , pathology , sociology
Nigeria has an estimated TB prevalence of 219 per 100,000 population. In 2019, Nigeria diagnosed and notified 27% of the WHO-estimated cases of all forms of TB and contributed 11% of the missing TB cases globally.