Ghana National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey 2013
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
June, 2013 - December, 2013
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - De facto - Exam - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative
Summary
The Ghana Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey of 2013 collected information on the prevalence of tuberculosis. The sample size included 64,000 individuals in 98 clusters. Respondents were men and women aged 15 years or older. The survey included a survey, individual symptom questionnaire, and central x-ray readings. Two sputum specimens for bacteriological examination were collected if individuals tested positive for tuberculosis through x-ray, or were suspected to have tuberculosis based on responses to questions during the symptomatic screening portion of the interview. Smear-positive cases and inconclusive culture results were confirmed by GeneXpert MTB/RIF.
Keywords
Alcohol use, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cough, Diabetes, Drug consumption, Education, Employment, Fever, Fishing, Health behaviors, Health care access, Health care use, Health facilities, Health insurance, Health status, Incidence, Marital status, Medical tests, Medicines, Mining, Musculoskeletal diseases, Occupations, Pain, Pharmacies, Prescriptions, Prevalence, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Religion, School enrollment, Self-treatment, Symptoms, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Tuberculosis, Weight change, X-rays
Citation
Contributors
Publisher
Suggested citation
Ghana Health Service, Ministry of Health (Ghana), National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) (Ghana). Ghana National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey 2013. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization (WHO).