ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2025
A High Burden of Infectious Tuberculosis Cases Among Older Children and Young Adolescents of the Female Gender in Ethiopia.
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- Exploring Factors Associated with Adolescent Tuberculosis in India: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2019-21).Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of stool based Xpert MTB/RIF ultra assay for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children, Northwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Non-adherence and its predictors among pediatric household contacts on tuberculosis preventive therapy in the 3HP era: A multicenter observational study.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseArticle
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The study was conducted in all regions of Ethiopia, except Tigray. It describes types of Tuberculosis (TB) based on gender, age, region, HIV status, and geographic setting in Ethiopia. It is a cross-sectional study that utilized the Ministry of Health's District Health Information System-based reporting to analyze all types of TB from July 2022 to March 2024. In total, 290,450 TB cases were detected: 42.6% (123,871) were female, 9.4% (27,160) were children (under 15 years of age), and 14.5% (42,228) were adolescents (10-19 years of age). About 48% (20,185) of adolescent TB cases were bacteriologically confirmed, of which 47.5% were females. Compared to children <5 years, the male-to-female ratio is 26% higher among older children (5-9 years of age) (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR): 1.26, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.51-2.01)) and 53% higher among adolescents (AOR: 1.53, 95% CI 0.87-2.18). In short, about half of TB cases are infectious among older children and young adolescents of the female gender in Ethiopia. TB among these age categories may be addressed through the integration of TB services with reproductive health services and youth-friendly and pediatric clinics.
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