Table 1.
Characteristics of persons with presumptive pulmonary TB and registered TB in 18 health facilities in Nairobi, Kenya, during pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods.
| Characteristics | Pre-COVID-19 Mar 2019–Feb 2020 N |
COVID-19 Mar 2020–Feb 2021 n |
Difference between Pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presumptive Pulmonary TB (total) | 28,038 | 19,295 | ↓31.2 |
| Adults (≥15 years) | 23,264 | 16,917 | ↓27.3 |
| Children (<15 years) | 4774 | 2378 | ↓50.2 |
| Male | 12,221 | 9043 | ↓26.0 |
| Female | 15,817 | 10,252 | ↓35.2 |
| Bacteriologically positive | 2221 | 1411 | ↓30.2 |
| Positivity Rate (%) | (7.2%) | (7.3%) | ↑0.1% * |
| Registered TB (Total) | 3716 | 2676 | ↓28.0 |
| Bacteriologically confirmed PTB | 1985 | 1335 | ↓32.7 |
| Clinically diagnosed PTB | 1073 | 836 | ↓22.1 |
| Extrapulmonary TB | 658 | 505 | ↓23.3 |
| Eligible for being newly HIV tested | 3067 | 2259 | ↓26.3 |
| Newly tested for HIV (%) | (94.7%) | (93.0%) | ↓1.7% * |
* absolute change (increase or decrease); TB = tuberculosis; PTB = pulmonary tuberculosis.