Table 2 Summary of prevalence estimates synthesized from tuberculosis related included studies
From: Tuberculosis in Sudan: systematic review and meta analysis
Prevalence | Assessed in (State) | Assessed among | Total sample size | References | Pooled prevalence | [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence among different populations | Khartoum, Gezira, Kassala, Blue Nile, River Nile, White Nile, Gadarif, Red sea, North Kordofan, Northern State, Sennar & West Darfur | Suspected patients, HIV/AIDS patients, Hemodialysis patients, school adolescents, TB patient contacts, general population & pregnant women | 11,153 | Agab Eldour, 2014 Ali, 2012 Aman, 2017 Awadalla, 2010 Banaga, 2016 Bottieau, 2022 Elhassan, 2011 Elhassan, 2016 Khalid, 2020 Osman, 2014 Osman, 2017 Shakak, 2013 Shigidi, 2012 Shuaib, 2018 Sirelkhatim, 2016 Yassin, 2019 | 30.72% | [30.64, 30.81] |
Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis | Khartoum, Gezira, Kassala, Blue Nile, River Nile, White Nile, Gadarif, Red sea, North Kordofan, Northern State, Sennar & West Darfur | Suspected patients, TB patients’ contacts, HIV/AIDS patients, hemodialysis patients, School adolescents & pregnant women | 11,253 | Abdallah, 2015 Banaga, 2016 Elamin, 2017 Elmadhooun, 2017 Shigidi, 2012 | 56.74% | [11.25, 102.23] |
Prevalence of extra-pulmonary TB | Kassala, Gadarif, Blue Nile & Khartoum | Hemodialysis patients & suspected patients | 2,871 | Abdallah, 2015 Banaga, 2016 Elamin, 2017 Shigidi, 2012 | 13.67% | [1.08, 26.27] |
Prevalence of TB among Khartoum State residents | Khartoum | TB patients’ contacts, HIV/AIDS patients, hemodialysis patients & suspected patients | 2,737 | Awadalla, 2010 Banaga, 2016 Elhassan, 2011 Elhassan, 2016 Osman, 2014 Shakak, 2013 Shigidi, 2012 | 41.86% | [14.69, 69.02] |
Prevalence of TB among Kassala State residents | Kassala | General population, school adolescents, pregnant women & suspected patients | 8,163 | Ali, 2012 Khalid, 2020 Yassin, 2019 | 6.47% | [6.28, 6.67] |
Prevalence of TB among suspected patients | Khartoum Kassala, Gadarif, North Kordofan & Red Sea | Suspected patients | 4,658 | Agab Eldour, 2014 Ali, 2012 Bottieau, 2022 Elhassan, 2011 Elhassan, 2016 Osman, 2014 Shuaib, 2018 Sirelkhatim, 2016 | 33.76% | [25.47, 42.06] |
Prevalence of TB among TB patients’ contacts | Eastern Sudan, Khartoum & Gezira | TB patients’ contacts | 1,709 | Aman, 2017 Osman, 2017 Shakak, 2013 | 25.40% | [5.67, 45.13] |