Dr Jasper Nidoi, a researcher at Makerere University Lung Institute (MLI), explains that according to research, TB is more prevalent in men than women due to risk factors such as alcohol consumption, smoking, places of work and poor health-seeking behaviors.
Joseph Okello, a Clinician at the TB Unit in Gulu Regional Referral Hospital says 60 percent of clients enrolled in TB treatment at the facility are HIV negative. He says 40 percent of their clients are patients living with HIV.
Venancio Okello, the Omoro District Health Educator says health Workers in the various Sub-counties collected more than 2,000 sputum samples during the campaign but the majority of samples are yet to be tested for TB.
Dr Rosemary Auma, the in charge of Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Unit [MDR-TB] says so far 155 patients have been diagnosed with susceptible TB in a space of just three months since September.
