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. 2010 Mar;44(1):31–36. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v44i1.68854

Table 3.

Officially reported cases of TB and median HIV prevalence in Ghana (1996–2008)

Year Pulmonary TB Extrapulmonary Total Median
HIV prevalence %
New
smear
positive
Relapse
smear
positive
New
smear
negative
1996 4809 340 1921 355 7425 2.4

1997 7254 356 2598 541 10749 2.3

1998 7757 383 2621 591 11352 3.4

1999 6877 401 2443 665 10386 2.2

2000 7316 502 2500 615 10933 2.3

2001 7712 575 2770 816 11873 2.9

2002 7732 504 2694 793 11723 3.4

2003 7714 558 2864 760 11896 3.6

2004 7259 542 3122 904 11827 3.1

2005 7584 540 3076 1020 12220 2.7

2006 7826 497 3139 1049 12511 3.2

2007 7649 463 3759 1092 12963 2.6

2008 7814 559 4323 1326 14022 2.2