Predictors of pediatric tuberculosis disease in a pastoralist community, Turkana County, Kenya: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global public health challenge, with 10.8 million cases and 1.23 million deaths reported in 2023. Children comprised 11% of these cases and deaths globally. In Kenya, approximately 77,000 TB cases were reported, with pediatric TB contributing to 9.6% of all cases and 4.8% of TB-related deaths. Turkana County, a pastoralist region, accounted for 19% of the national pediatric TB burden. The specific drivers of this high pediatric TB rate in Turkana remain unclear. Therefore, we conducted a study to identify predictors of pediatric tuberculosis in this pastoralist community.

Method

We conducted an unmatched case-control study among children aged 0-14 years in Turkana West Subcounty, Turkana County, Kenya, from January to May 20

SUBMITTER: Maragia JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12522581 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature