TABLE 1.

General information and profile of the respondent

TBDC	Members n	Frequency of meetings	Quorum	Referrals per meeting	Turnaround time, days*	Funds for conducting TBDC meeting	Type of funding	Usage
City of Manila
TBDC 1	6	Every 2 weeks	4	10–20	1–2	Yes	Global Fund	Honoraria for  TBDC members
TBDC 2	5	Every 2 weeks	3	20–30	1–2	No	None	NA
TBDC 3	5	Every 2 weeks	4	20–30	1–2	No	None	NA
TBDC 4	4	Every 2 weeks	4	30–40	1–2	No	None	NA
Quezon City
TBDC 1	5	Weekly	5	5–15	1–2	No	None	NA
TBDC 2	7	Every 2 weeks	4	30–40	1–2	No	None	NA
TBDC 3	7	Every 2 weeks	3	35–45	3–6	No	None	NA
TBDC 4	5	Every 2 weeks	3	20–30	1–2	Yes	Global Fund	Snacks
TBDC 5	5	Every 2 weeks	3	5–10	1–2	Yes	Global Fund	Coffee and snacks
Average	5.4†		3.6‡	19.4–28.9§

^*Number of days within which the DOTS facility was able to receive the decision/recommendation of the TBDC from the time the patient was referred to the TBDC.

^†Average number of TBDC members.

^‡Average quorum.

^§Minimum and maxiumum number of referrals evaluated by the TBDC per meeting.

TBDC = Tuberculosis Diagnostic Committee; Global Fund = Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; NA = not applicable.