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

Table 5.

Framework of indicators

Domain Subdomains Indicators Measures Data source
TB suspects
 
Healthcare seeking behavior
Seeking care after onset of TB symptoms
Length of patient delay
Mean, median and range of patient delay
TB suspect survey and clinic record review to learn the time of TB symptoms onset and the time for seeking care for first time
Percentage of patients with longer patient delay
Percentage of patients with longer delay
TB suspect survey and clinic record
Pathways of seeking care
Average number of health care provider encounters before diagnosis
Average number of health care provider encounters before diagnosis
TB suspect survey and clinic record
Percentage of patients who encountered ≥2 non-TB health providers
Percentage of patients who encountered ≥2 non-TB health providers
TB suspect survey and clinic record
Percentage of patients with first non-TB health contact following onset of TB symptoms
Percentage of TB suspects who had first provider contact in non-TB health facility after onset of TB symptoms
TB suspect survey and clinic record
Transmission prevention
Interpersonal contact etiquette
Percentage of patients who wore respirator in Public
Percentage of patients who wore respirator in Public after onset of TB symptoms
TB suspect survey
Percentage of patients who consistently abstained from spitting
Percentage of patients who consistently abstained from spitting after onset of TB symptoms
TB suspect survey
Percentage of patients who consistently covered face when sneezing/cough/speaking loudly
Percentage of patients who consistently covered face when sneezing/cough/speaking loudly
TB suspect survey
TB patients
 
Adherence to treatment
Adherence to medication
Percentage of patients who adhered to medication
Percentage of patients who adhered to their medication
TB patient survey and clinic record review
Percentage of patients with interrupted treatment
Percentage of patients who experienced interrupted treatment.
TB patient survey and clinic record review
Percentage of patients with default treatment
Percentage of patients who experienced default treatment.
TB patient survey and clinic record review
Follow-up sputum microscopy
Percentage of patients who kept follow-up sputum microscopy
Percentage of patients who kept follow-up sputum microscopy at the end of 2, 5 and 6 month of treatment
TB patient survey or and clinic record review
Healthy lifestyle
Abstinence from smoking
Percentage of patients who abstained from smoking
Percentage of patients who abstained from smoking following TB health promotion.
TB patient survey
Abstinence from alcohol drinking
Percentage of patients who abstained from alcohol drinking
Percentage of patients who abstained from drinking alcohol following TB health promotion.
TB patient survey
Nutrition improvement
Percentage of patients with improved nutritional status
Percentage of patients with improved nutritional status (e.g., assessed through weight or other anthropometric measures) following TB health promotion.
TB patient survey
Transmission prevention Disposal of sputum
Percentage of patients who consistently abstained from spitting
Percentage of patients who consistently abstained from spitting sputum after diagnosis with TB
TB patient survey
Percentage of patients with safe method of sputum disposal
Percentage of patients with safe method of sputum disposal during the infective phrase of disease
TB patient survey
Interpersonal contact etiquette
Percentage of patients who covered face when sneezing/cough/speaking loudly
Percentage of patients who consistently covered face among ten times of sneezing/cough/speaking loudly
TB patient survey
Percentage of patients who wore respirator in public during in infective phrase of disease
Percentage of patients who consistently wore respirator in public after diagnosis of TB
TB patient survey
Percentage of patients who reduced frequency of presence in public
Percentage of patients who reduce times spent in public places
TB patient survey
Percentage of patients who informed contact of TB status
Percentage of patients who disclosed their TB infection to their contacts and informed them to screen for TB
TB patient survey and clinic record review about contact screening
Room ventilation Percentage of patients who ventilated their room Percentage of patients who often ventilated their living room TB patient survey