Abstract:

Aim: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major killer infectious disease globally especially among vulnerable young adults. TB case notification and incidences provide good estimates of the TB burden of a country. The aim of this article therefore is to provide an insight into the TB situation in the six states that made up the North Central Zone (NCZ) of Nigeria in 2018.

Methods: Retrospective epidemiological data that are routinely collected by the respective TB control programme in the NCZ. TB case notification is calculated by dividing the number of TB cases notified in 2018 by the extrapolated population (from 2006 census population) for the state expressed per 100,000 populations in the year under review.

Results: TB case notification rate (CNR) is highest in Nasarawa state (87/100,000) when compared with the other states, closely followed by Benue state (73/100,000). Kwara state (22/100,000) has the lowest CNR, others are: FCT (37/100,000), Kogi state (27/100,000), Niger state (35/100,000), and Plateau state (57/100,000). TB incidence in the different states closely mirrors the TB CNR.

Conclusion: TB case finding intervention in the NCZ should be contextualized based on prevailing TB driving factors if the aim of effective TB program control will be achieved with focus on Nasarawa state given its high CNR and incidence in the region.

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