Prevalence and Incidence of Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Hetosa District of Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State of Central Ethiopia

Table 1 Participation of eligible individuals in the prevalence survey, Hetosa District of the Arsi Zone of Oromia Region, Central Ethiopia

Variable	No. of eligible individuals identified through census and expected to participate	No. of eligible individuals who participated in the survey and were screened	Proportion of screened participants from the total eligible population
Sex
Male	17,834	16,907	94.8
Female	16,873	16,166	95.8
Total	34,707	33,073	95.2
Age
15–24	12,115	11,691	96.5
25–34	8,331	7,889	94.7
35–44	5,959	5,697	95.6
≥45	8,302	7,796	93.9
Mean age	33.3 (SD 16)
Total	34,707	33,073	95.2
Stratum
Rural	27,838	27,170	97.6
Urban	6,869	5,903	85.9
Total	34,707	33,073	95.2
PTB+ identified through passive case findings
Male		28	Male to Female ratio
Female		17
Total		45	1: 0.61
Number of BCTC identified by the survey
Male		19	Male to Female ratio
Female		24
Total		43	0.79:1

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