@article{article,
  keywords = {TB, Childhood, HIV, Aids, Multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB), DS-Tb},
  author = {Mohammed A},
  title = {Prevalence of Childhood Tuberculosis at National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Training Centre and Referral Hospital Zaria Nigeria},
  abstract = {<p><strong>Background</strong></p>

<p>Tuberculosis (Tb) is a chronic infectious disease that is preventable and curable, yet a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Tb prevalence are under-estimated in many high burden countries. Childhood Tb remain a pointer to a recent Tb infection in the environment; thus, lack adequate control unlike Tb infection in the adult population. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of childhood Tb at National Tb, Leprosy and Burulli Ulcer Training Center \&amp; Referral Hospital (NTBLTC) Zaria.</p>

<p><strong>Methods</strong></p>

<p>The prevalence of Tb was studied among children age 0-14 retrospectively using GeneXpert MTb/Rif diagnostic tool. A cross-sectional study design by reviewing data from January 2021 to December 2024 was used. The results were analyzed using SPSS version 2.0 and MedCal, with a P-value of less than 0.05 considered as significant.</p>

<p><strong>Results</strong></p>

<p>A prevalence of 4\% Tb with 0.2\% Drug Resistance Tuberculosis (DR-Tb) was recorded among a total studied population of 5,170. The outcome of the prevalence varied with sex, age, Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) status, residency and diagnostic positivity pattern, where residency \&amp; Age had a strong association with children developing Tb with a p-value of less than 0.05. The Female gender was more with positivity rate of 51.7\%, and 1.3\% Tb/HIV co-infection.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusion</strong></p>

<p>This study recorded a low prevalence of 4\% among the study population when compared with World Health Organization (WHO) global Childhood Tb report of, 2022, 2023 \&amp; 2024 with 11\%, 12\% \&amp; 11\% prevalence rate respectively.</p>
},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of the Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society},
  volume = {04},
  pages = {1 - 7},
  month = {09/2026},
  publisher = {The Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society},
  issn = {2971-5059},
  url = {https://www.jnids.org/media/manuscripts/typeset/manuscript-120-typeset-uploaded_dCkq4R2.pdf},
  doi = {10.58539/jnids.2026.4106},
  language = {ENG},
}