Table 2.
KwaZulu-Natal n (%) | Mpumpulanga n (%) | Gauteng n (%) | Total n (%) | ||
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Total sample smear + TB cases from suspect register | 294 | 174 | 253 | 721 | |
TB Blue Card | 179 (60.9) | 58 (33.3) | 118 (46.6) | 355 (49.2) | |
TB Register | 197 (67.0) | 126 (72.4) | 134 (53.0) | 457 (63.4) | |
a | No Blue Card or Register | 89 (30.3) | 48 (27.6) | 113 (44.7) | 250 (34.7) |
b | Died before treatment starta | 2 (2.3) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (1.0) | 4 (1.6) |
c | Lost to follow-up before treatment starta | 2 (2.3) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (1.2) |
d | Number of smear + TB patients diagnosed and recorded on the suspect register with unknown status after laboratory results were received at the clinic; no notation of treatment or management | 85 (28.9) | 46 (26.4) | 111 (43.9) | 243 (33.7) |
Died before treatment start and lost to follow-up before treatment start (“early defaulters”) as noted on the suspect register
aPercentages are of those without a TB Blue Card or in the TB Register
d = a - (b + c)