Table 5.
Reasons for non-arrival of TB patients at the CDC
| Reasons for patients not to arrive at the CDC | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients registered | Number of patients not arrived | Treated at TB hospital | Left university for treatment in hometown | Treated at general hospital | Treated at another CDC within the district | Treated at university hospital | Denial of TB suspect status | Unknown | ||
| Before | Control | 88 | 45 (51.1) | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Intervention | 92 | 50 (54.3) | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| After | Control | 65 | 3 (53.8) | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Intervention | 73 | 5 (6.8) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |