Table 2.
Percent quarterly change in proportion of TB treatment outcomes, Tracer vs. Non-Tracer subdistricts, Q1 2007-Q1 2009, South Africa
|
Tracer |
Non-Tracer |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent quarterly change, %† | 95% CI | P-value | Percent quarterly change, %† | 95% CI | P-value | ||||
| Default |
−0.031 |
(−0.048, -0.014) |
<0.001 |
−0.002 |
(−0.019, 0.016) |
0.85 |
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| Success* |
0.003 |
(0.001, 0.006) |
0.03 |
0.002 |
(−0.001, 0.004) |
0.16 |
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| Cure |
0.007 |
(0.002, 0.012) |
<0.01 |
0.010 |
(0.005, 0.014) |
<0.001 |
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| Completed |
−0.029 |
(−0.047, -0.011) |
<0.01 |
−0.059 |
(−0.076, -0.041) |
<0.001 |
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| Failed |
0.012 |
(−0.014, 0.037) |
0.36 |
−0.030 |
(−0.054, -0.006) |
0.01 |
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| Died | 0.002 | (−0.012, 0.016) | 0.79 | −0.006 | (−0.019, 0.007) | 0.34 | |||
†Calculations of percent quarterly change included all smear positive TB patients registered with treatment outcome data in the ETR.
*Treatment success was defined as having a registered treatment outcome of either ‘Cured’ or ‘Completed’ in the ETR and was calculated by combining ‘Cured’ and ‘Completed’ treatment outcomes.