Assessment of Two Years’ Sputum Smear Results among Tuberculosis Suspected Patients in Gambella Regional Hospital, Western Ethiopia
Table 3
Monthly distribution of AFB sputum smear results in Gambella Regional Hospital, from March 2013 to February 2014 and from March 2014 to February 2015.
Month
AFB sputum smear result
From March 2013 to February 2014
From March 2014 to February 2015
January
% of AFB+
10.8
13.7
% of AFB−
8.3
7.8
February
% of AFB+
7.9
7.7
% of AFB−
10.9
11.2
March
% of AFB+
7.9
8.5
% of AFB−
6.8
8.1
April
% of AFB+
9.4
6.0
% of AFB−
7.9
8.6
May
% of AFB+
10.1
11.1
% of AFB−
8.8
8.7
June
% of AFB+
7.9
9.4
% of AFB−
8.4
7.1
July
% of AFB+
10.8
12.0
% of AFB−
15.0
10.6
August
% of AFB+
2.9
8.5
% of AFB−
6.3
6.2
September
% of AFB+
7.9
6.8
% of AFB−
6.5
7.0
October
% of AFB+
9.4
3.4
% of AFB−
6.1
6.6
November
% of AFB+
9.4
6.8
% of AFB−
6.4
9.2
December
% of AFB+
5.8
6.0
% of AFB−
8.6
8.8
From March 2013 to Feb. 2014, total AFB sputum stain positives and negatives were 139 and 1130, respectively. From March 2014 to Feb. 2015, total AFB sputum smear positives and negatives were 117 and 1201, respectively.
