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Table 1 Case notification and treatment outcomes in children in intervention and control districts, comparing May-Dec 2007 and 2008

From: Childhood tuberculosis deskguide and monitoring: An intervention to improve case management in Pakistan

 

Intervention district

(n,%)

Control district A

(n,%)

Control district B

(n,%)

 

*(2007)

Intervention package

*(2008)

*(2007)

*(2008)

*(2007)

*(2008)

Childhood TB Cases

17

 

37

 

106

 

100

 

44

 

57

 

Rates/100000 pop

0.6

 

1.3

 

9

 

8.6

 

1.4

 

1.8

 

Outcomes

            

Treatment success

13

(76%)

37

(100%)

1

(1%)

18

(18%)

29

(66%)

41

(72%)

Failure

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Died

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Defaulted

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

10

(23%)

8

(14%)

Transferred

1

(6%)

0

 

0

 

0

 

1

(2%)

0

 

Unknown

3

(18%)

0

 

105

(99%)

82

(82%)

4

(9%)

8

(14%)

Total

17

(100%)

37

(100%)

106

(100%)

100

(100%)

44

(100%)

57

(100%)

  1. * May-Dec 2007 and 2008