Table 3 Tuberculosis prevalence among older adults (aged 55+) based on survey results compared to routinely collected programmatic data
From: Tuberculosis among older adults in Zambia: burden and characteristics among a neglected group
Survey | Routine data collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall prevalence | 15–54 | 0.5% (38,816) | 0.5% (6,263,000) | |
55+ | 0.7% (7512) | 0.5% (743,000) | ||
Sex | Male | 15–54 | 0.7% (16,415) | 0.6% (3,148,000) |
55+ | 1.0% (3156) | 0.6% (349,000) | ||
Female | 15–54 | 0.4% (22,401) | 0.4% (3,128,000) | |
55+ | 0.6% (4356) | 0.4% (393,000) | ||
Provinces | Central | 15–54 | 0.5% (2471) | 0.3% (618,688) |
55+ | 0.2% (51) | 0.3% (70,490) | ||
Copperbelt | 15–54 | 1.1% (6608) | 0.7% (955,808) | |
55+ | 1.2% (1628) | 0.6% (108,899) | ||
Eastern | 15–54 | 0.1% (5990) | 0.2% (833,373) | |
55+ | 0.3% (1167) | 0.3% (94,950) | ||
Luapula | 15–54 | 0.2% (3081) | 0.3% (467,980) | |
55+ | 0.3% (660) | 0.5% (53,319) | ||
Lusaka | 15–54 | 0.9% (7414) | 1.1% (1,073,110) | |
55+ | 0.7% (1128) | 0.9% (122,264) | ||
Northern | 15–54 | 0.5% (3302) | 0.1% (858,685) | |
55+ | 1.7% (594) | 0.2% (97,834) | ||
North Western | 15–54 | 0.4% (2310) | 0.3% (344,753) | |
55+ | 0.8% (530) | 0.3% (39,279) | ||
Southern | 15–54 | 0.2% (5107) | 0.3% (784,115) | |
55+ | 0.7% (597) | 0.5% (89,338) | ||
Western | 15–54 | 0.6% (1444) | 0.5% (430,184) | |
55+ | 0.4% (495) | 1.0% (49,013) |