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. 2014 May 16;14:268. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-268

Table 3.

Results of round-1 survey

Items Importance
Feasibility
Median Mode CV Consensus (% score of >7) Median Mode CV Consensus (% score of >7)
TB suspects
Domain
Health-care seeking behavior
9
9
0.1
93.8
7
7
0.2
81.3
Subdomain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Care-seeking behavior at onset of TB symptoms
9
9
0.0
100
7
7
0.2
81.3
Care-seeking pathways
9
9
0.1
100
7
7
0.2
75.1
Indicators
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Length of patient delay and percentage of patients with longer patient delay
9
9
0.1
100
7
7
0.2
62.6
Average number of health care provider encounters before diagnosis and percentage of patients who encountered ≥2 non-TB health providers
7
7
0.2
75.1
7
7
0.2
81.3
Percentage of patients with first non-TB health contact following onset of TB symptoms
8
9
0.2
93.8
9
9
0.2
81.3
TB patients
Domain
Adherence to treatment
9
9
0.0
100
9
9
0.16
93.8
Isolation behaviors during period of infection
9
9
0.2
83.8
5
7
0.5
43.8
Subdomain
Adhere to medication
9
9
0.0
100
8
9
0.2
75
Follow-up sputum microscopy
9
9
0.1
100
9
9
0.1
93.8
Changing unhealthy lifestyle
7
9
0.2
68.8
5
5
0.3
37.5
Disposal of sputum
9
9
0.2
83.4
7
9
0.3
68.8
Wearing respirator in public during infective phase of disease
7
9
0.2
66.7
5
5
0.5
40
Behaviors related to using separate utensils (spoons, plates, forks and chopsticks)
5
5
0.6
33
8
9
0.4
62.5
Isolation room
7
7
0.2
66.6
7
7
0.4
62.6
Room ventilation
7
9
0.1
100
7
7
0.3
66.7
Indicators
Percentage of patients who adhered to their medication
9
9
0.0
100
7
7
0.2
80
Percentage of patients who missed dose
8
9
0.1
100
7
7
0.2
87.5
Percentage of patients with interrupted treatment
9
9
0.1
100
7
9
0.2
65
Percentage of patients with default treatment
9
9
0.3
93.8
7
9
0.4
68.8
Percentage of patients who kept follow-up sputum microscopy appointment
9
9
0.1
100
9
9
0.2
93.8
Percentage of patients who abstained from smoking
7
9
0.3
68.8
5
5
0.4
43.8
Percentage of patients who abstained from alcohol drinking
7
9
0.3
66.6
5
5
0.4
33.4
Percentage of patients who consistently abstained from spitting
9
9
0.1
100
7
9
0.4
62.5
Percentage of patients with safe method of sputum disposal
9
9
0.1
100
7
9
0.4
62.6
Percentage of patients who covered face/nose when sneezing/cough/speaking loudly
9
9
0.1
100
7
9
0.4
56.3
Percentage of patients who often wore respirator in public
7
9
0.2
75
5
5
0.4
50
Percentage of patients who used dishes and chopsticks separately
5
5
0.5
43.8
9
9
0.2
75.1
Percentage of patients with isolation room
7
7
0.2
75
7
9
0.4
56.3
Percentage of patients who often ventilated room 9 9 0.1 100 9 9 0.2 87.6

Note: CV refers to Coefficient of variation.