Kotebe Metropolitan University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:6325484. doi: 10.1155/2017/6325484. Epub 2017 Aug 21.
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a health problem in both developed and developing countries, including Ethiopia.
In this study, the prevalence of smear-positive tuberculosis among presumptive TB cases who visited the hospital was assessed.
Acid fast bacilli (AFB) test was performed on samples collected from 200 presumptive TB cases. Data were analyzed using appropriate statistical tools.
Among 200 presumptive TB cases, 10% (20 individuals) (60% were male and 40% were female) were found to be positive for the AFB. Of these AFB positive subjects, 11.2% and 6.3% were from urban and rural areas, respectively. Among 20 AFB positive cases, 45% (9), 45% (9), and 10% (2) were HIV positive, HIV negative, and with HIV status unknown, respectively. The highest AFB positive cases were found within age group between 25 and 44 years (70%) and followed by age above 40 years (30%). It was found out that 75% (15), 15% (3), 5% (1), and 5% (1) were unemployed, government employed, student, and nongovernment employed, accordingly.
This study indicated higher level of AFB positive cases within age groups of 25-44 and 65-74 years and also exhibited higher prevalence of TB cases from urban areas.
结核病（TB）在发达国家和发展中国家仍然是一个健康问题，包括埃塞俄比亚。
本研究评估了到医院就诊的疑似结核病患者中痰涂片阳性结核病的患病率。
对 200 例疑似结核病患者的样本进行抗酸杆菌（AFB）检测。使用适当的统计工具分析数据。
在 200 例疑似结核病患者中，有 10%（20 人）（60%为男性，40%为女性）的 AFB 检测呈阳性。在这些 AFB 阳性患者中，分别有 11.2%和 6.3%来自城市和农村地区。在 20 例 AFB 阳性病例中，分别有 45%（9 例）、45%（9 例）和 10%（2 例）为 HIV 阳性、HIV 阴性和 HIV 状态未知。AFB 阳性病例最多的是 25-44 岁年龄组（70%），其次是 40 岁以上年龄组（30%）。结果发现，75%（15 例）、15%（3 例）、5%（1 例）和 5%（1 例）分别为失业、政府雇员、学生和非政府雇员。
本研究表明，25-44 岁和 65-74 岁年龄组的 AFB 阳性病例比例较高，而且城市地区的结核病病例也较多。
