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Table 4 Tuberculosis specific service readiness at DOTS facilities by states

From: General and tuberculosis-specific service readiness in two states in Nigeria

Variables

Anambra

n (%)

Oyo

n (%)

Total

n (%)

p-value

95% CI

Staff and Guidelines

  

 Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of TB

  -Yes

17 (77.3)

18 (90)

35 (83.3)

  

 Guidelines for management of HIV and TB co-infection

  -Yes

17 (77.3)

18 (90)

35 (83.3)

  

 Guidelines for TB infection control

  -Yes

17 (77.3)

18 (90)

35 (83.3)

  

 Staff trained for TB diagnosis and treatments

  -Yes

18 (81.8)

16 (80)

34 (81)

  

 Staff trained for HIV and TB co-infection

  - Yes

6 (27.3)

0 (0)

6 (14.3)

  

 Staff trained for MDR-TB

  - Yes

4 (18.2)

6 (30)

10 (23.8)

  

 Staff trained for hiv

  - Yes

17 (77.3)

18 (90)

35 (83.3)

  

Domain score (mean availability of items as percent) [Mean (SE)]

57.3 (5.5)

57 (4.2)

57.1 (3.4)

0.11

−13.8, 14.4

Diagnostics

 Availability of TB microscopy

  - Yes

14 (63.6)

13 (65.0)

27 (64.3)

  

 System for the diagnosis of HIV among TB clients

  - Yes

22 (100)

20 (100)

42 (100)

  

Domain score (mean availability of items as percent) [Mean (SE)]

81.8 (5.3)

82.5 (5.5)

82.1 (3.7)

0.86

−16.0, 14.6

Medicines and commodities

 Availability of first-line TB medications

  - Yes

18 (91.8)

18 (90)

36 (85.7%)

  

Domain score (mean availability of items as percent) [Mean (SE)]

81.8 (8.4)

90 (6.7)

85.7 (5.5)

0.13

−30.4, 14.1