TABLE 5.
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.