Declining tuberculosis prevalence in Saharia, a particularly vulnerable tribal community in Central India: evidences for action

Table 2 Prevalence of smear positive and culture positive TB at two different time points

	Number examined		Number of Pulmonary TB		Prevalence Per 100,000 popn.		Change in prevalence
	Baseline	Endline	Baseline	Endline	Baseline	Endline	No	%
Smear-positive
Sex
Male	4781	4700	156	115	3263	2447	816	25.0
Female	4975	5075	37	33	744	650	93	12.6
Age (years)
15–24	2853	2531	24	17	841	672	170	20.2
25–34	2616	3015	42	37	1606	1227	378	23.6
35–44	1783	1837	45	39	2524	2123	401	15.9
45–54	1391	1367	51	31	3666	2268	1399	38.1
≥55	1113	1025	31	24	2785	2341	444	15.9
Culture positive
Sex
Male	4781	4700	185	113	3869	2404	1465	37.9
Female	4975	5075	47	33	945	650	294	31.2
Age (years)
15–24	2853	2531	24	17	841	672	170	20.2
25–34	2616	3015	52	31	1988	1028	960	48.3
35–44	1783	1837	62	34	3477	1851	1626	46.8
45–54	1391	1367	61	33	4385	2414	1971	45.0
≥55	1113	1025	33	31	2965	3024	−59	−2.0

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