ArticlePublic health action2026
Epidemiological trends in tuberculosis during a technical assistance project, Lusaka, Zambia, 2018-2021.
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settingFive health facilities in Lusaka, Zambia.
objectiveAn observational study to describe activities of a technical assistance project in 2019-2021 with baseline epidemiological indicators in 2018.
resultsThe number of presumptive tuberculosis (TB) cases at the five sites significantly rose from 7,063 in 2018 to 48,250 in 2021 with a total diagnosis of 9,642 cases of all types of TB and 4,747 cases of bacteriologically positive TB in the 4 years. The percentage of the bacteriologically positive cases among the presumptive TB ones varied from 8.2% to 11.3% in facilities. The proportion of bacteriologically positive TB among the presumptive TB cases at five sites declined from 14.1% in 2018-2019 to 8.3% in 2020-2021 (
conclusionInvestment in TB, particularly in diagnostic tools, and training of health care workers, coupled with close monitoring of health workers and community volunteers, can greatly improve core TB indicators.
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