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. 2013 Dec 21;3(4):299–303. doi: 10.5588/pha.13.0070

TABLE 5.

Results of enhanced community-based models of TB contact tracing

Contacts remaining to be screened n Contacts screened n (%) Contacts screened positive n (%) Patients diagnosed with TB among those who screened positive n (%)
Enhanced Model 1: phone call reminders (November 2011–February 2012)
 Phone call reminder to patient/contact to attend at 1 month 137 1 (1) 1 (1) 0
 Phone call reminder to patient/contact to attend 7 days after initial phone call 136 0
 Home visit from motorcycle adherence officer for TB screening 136 22 (16) 11 (8) 0
Enhanced Model 2: screening by phone (March 2012–July 2012)
 Screen contact by phone at 7 days 226 118 (52) 0
 Home visit from motorcycle adherence officer for TB screening 108 32 (14) 11 (5) 0
Enhanced Model 3: targeted screening (August 2012–October 2012)
 Home visit from motorcycle adherence officer for TB screening after 7 days (if high-risk*) 107 31 (29) 2 (2) 0
 For low risk contacts, second letter given to index patient at follow-up TB appointment 31 0
*

Defined as household contact of multidrug-resistant TB patient, household contact of patient with 3+ sputum smear, presence of children aged <5 years in household.

TB = tuberculosis.