TABLE 2.
Completeness and accuracy of classification of children included in EDR.web (n = 49)
| n (%) | |
| Type of DR-TB | |
| Correct | 46 (94) |
| Incorrect | 1 (2) |
| Missing | 2 (4) |
| Confirmation of TB diagnosis | |
| Correct | 38 (78) |
| Incorrect | 9 (18) |
| Confirmed, indicated as not confirmed* | 8 |
| Not confirmed, indicated as confirmed | 1 |
| Missing | 2 (4) |
| Disease spectrum | |
| PTB (n = 34) | |
| Correct | 27 (79) |
| Incorrect | 4 (12) |
| Missing | 3 (9) |
| EPTB (n = 6) | |
| Correct | 5 (83) |
| Incorrect | 0 |
| Missing | 1 (17) |
| Both PTB and EPTB (n = 9) | |
| Indicated as PTB† | 5 (56) |
| Indicated as extra-pulmonary TB | 3 (33) |
| Missing | 1 (11) |
| Total correct | 37 (76) |
| Started on treatment (n = 49) | |
| Yes | 41 (84) |
| Missing | 8 (16) |
| Current treatment start date | |
| Within 1 week | 29 (59) |
| Within 1 month | 6 (12) |
| >1 month | 6 (12) |
| Missing (same as missing started on treatment) | 8 (16) |
| Current treatment | |
| Correct | 28 (57) |
| Some second-line drugs missing | 12 (24) |
| All missing | 9 (18) |
| HIV status | |
| Positive (n =10) | |
| Correct and all indicated as starting ART | 10 (100) |
| Negative (n = 35) | |
| Correct | 27 (77) |
| Incorrect (indicated ‘positive’ or ‘unknown’) | 2 (6) |
| Missing | 6 (17) |
| Missing in clinical data set (n = 4) | |
| Indicated as HIV-negative in EDR.web | 4 (100) |
*
6 of those indicated as not confirmed had culture/LPA results entered indicating confirmation of drug resistance.
†
WHO recommendation to report as PTB if both PTB and EPTB. Not possible to enter as both in EDR.web.
DR-TB = drug-resistant tuberculosis; PTB = pulmonary TB; EPTB = extra-pulmonary TB; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; ART = antiretroviral treatment; LPA = line probe assay; WHO = World Health Organization.