• 2020-06-10
• Adeyemo I.A, Adebayo E.O
• Volume 2, Issue 1

Abstract

This study investigated the prevalence and occurrence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in outpatient department of State Specialist Hospital Okitipupa, Ondo State. A total of one hundred (100) and ten (10) patients participated in the study, ten were however excluded because of incomplete data remaining hundred (100). Participant age ranged from 4 to 102 years with mean age of 36.35 years and standard deviation of 18.68. The total number of patients in different age groups reported varied; 3(3.0%) were less than 11years of age; 22(22.0%) were within 11-20 years age group; being the highest age group participants, 21(21.0%) were within 21-30 years age group; A total of 15(15.0%) were within 31-40 years age group; 20(20.0%) were within 41- 50years age group; 12(12.0%) were within 51-60years age group; 3(3.0%) were within 61-70years age group; 2(2.0%) were within 71-80years age group; while the remaining 2(2.0%) was above 80years of age. The prevalence was higher in the males 8%, than the females 6%. The percentages of pulmonary tuberculosis positive patients were high in females of age group of (11-20) years 3%, while that of males were high in age group of (31-40) years 3% in this study. The results indicate that the TB disease is more prevalent in males than the females.