Table 2.

Effectiveness of Community-based Screening for Tuberculosis Using Low-Complexity Screening Tests per 100 000 People Screened

				Median Number of DALYs Averted Through Community-Based Screening [95% UR]
Scenario	Country	Median Number of Xpert Tests Completed [95% UR]	Median Number of People With TB Treated [95% UR]	Absolute	Relative to Xpert for All
No active case-finding—Scenario 1	All countries	0 [0, 0]	0 [0, 0]	0 [0, 0]	–
CRP—Scenario 2	India	14 000 [11000, 18 000]	430 [350, 520]	930 [720, 1200]	56%
	Philippines	15 000 [12000, 19 000]	1600 [1300, 2000]	3400 [2600, 4300]	56%
	South Africa	15 000 [11000, 19 000]	1200 [930, 1500]	2500 [1900, 3300]	56%
	Uganda	14 000 [11000, 18 000]	560 [430, 720]	1200 [860, 1600]	56%
	Vietnam	14 000 [11000, 18 000]	450 [360, 570]	950 [710, 1300]	56%
	Mean	15 000 [11000, 19 000]	850 [670, 1100]	1800 [1400, 2300]	56%
Hypothetical Screening test—Scenario 3a	India	27 000 [23000, 31 000]	630 [550, 720]	1400 [1100, 1700]	83%
	Philippines	28 000 [24000, 33 000]	2400 [2100, 2700]	5100 [4100, 6100]	83%
	South Africa	28 000 [24000, 32 000]	1800 [1500, 2100]	3700 [2900, 4700]	83%
	Uganda	27 000 [23000, 31 000]	820 [660, 1000]	1700 [1300, 2200]	83%
	Vietnam	27 000 [23000, 31 000]	670 [560, 800]	1400 [1100, 1800]	83%
	Mean	27 000 [23000, 32 000]	1300 [1100, 1500]	2700 [2100, 3300]	83%
Hypothetical Screening test—Scenario 3b	India	27 000 [23000, 31 000]	630 [550, 720]	1400 [1100, 1700]	83%
	Philippines	28 000 [24000, 32 000]	2400 [2100, 2800]	5100 [4100, 6200]	82%
	South Africa	28 000 [24000, 32 000]	1800 [1500, 2100]	3700 [2900, 4700]	83%
	Uganda	27 000 [23000, 31 000]	830 [660, 1000]	1800 [1300, 2200]	83%
	Vietnam	27 000 [23000, 31 000]	670 [560, 800]	1400 [1100, 1800]	83%
	Mean	27 000 [23000, 32 000]	1300 [1100, 1500]	2700 [2100, 3300]	83%
Hypothetical Screening test—Scenario 3c	India	5100 [4300, 6100]	630 [550, 720]	1400 [1100, 1700]	83%
	Philippines	6900 [6000, 8000]	2400 [2100, 2800]	5100 [4100, 6100]	83%
	South Africa	6200 [5300, 7300]	1700 [1500, 2100]	3700 [2900, 4600]	82%
	Uganda	5300 [4400, 6300]	820 [660, 1000]	1700 [1300, 2200]	83%
	Vietnam	5100 [4300, 6100]	670 [560, 790]	1400 [1100, 1800]	83%
	Mean	5700 [4800, 6800]	1300 [1100, 1500]	2700 [2100, 3300]	83%
Xpert for all—Scenario 4	India	100 000	760 [700, 840]	1700 [1400, 2000]	–
	Philippines	100 000	2900 [2600, 3200]	6100 [5100, 7200]	–
	South Africa	100 000	2100 [1800, 2400]	4500 [3600, 5500]	–
	Uganda	100 000	1000 [820, 1200]	2100 [1600, 2600]	–
	Vietnam	100 000	810 [700, 940]	1700 [1400, 2100]	–
	Mean	100 000	1500 [1300, 1700]	3200 [2600, 3900]	–

Figures in bold represent the mean value across all five countries analysed.

Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; DALY, disability adjusted life year; TB, tuberculosis; UR, uncertainty range.