Background:The coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) incidence continues to rise in many parts of the world with
increasing fatality. At the same time, tuberculosis (TB) has been identified as
the leading cause of death amongst all infectious diseases globally. Routine
screening of clients visiting health facilities can help to prevent the spread
of these diseases. Aim:To assess
the relationship between the practice of
facility-based routine tuberculosis screening and routine screening for
COVID-19. Methodology: Using a Snowball technique, a
cross-sectional online survey was carried out during the national lockdown from
5 July to 5 August 2020. The target population for this survey was health care
workers from the different health facilities across Nigeria. An online semi-structured questionnaire was used to
interview healthcare workers to identify their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19 and the practice of routine TB screening. Descriptive analysis,
analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Pearson’s Chi-square test was used for
statistical comparative analysis. Results: This shows
that 53.9% of healthcare workers did not practice routine TB screening while
46.9% did not practice routine COVID-19 screening. Respondents who practiced
routine TB screening were found to be more likely to practice routine COVID-19
screening
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