Table 1.
Results of ratings in round 1 for health policymakers and TB HCWs
| Item | Importance | Feasibility | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Mode | CV | Consensus (% score of >7) | Median | Mode | CV | Consensus (%score of >7) | |
| Policymakers | ||||||||
| Domains | ||||||||
| Behaviors of policymaking | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 7 | 9 | 0.3 | 92.9 |
| Subdomains | ||||||||
| Input for TB control | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 9 | 7 | 0.3 | 68.8 |
| Policymaking | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 7 | 9 | 0.2 | 68.8 |
| Indicators | ||||||||
| Funds for TB control | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 93.3 | 9 | 9 | 0.4 | 86.7 |
| Human resources for TB control | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 9 | 9 | 0.3 | 71.4 |
| Percentage of policies made for TB control | 7 | 9 | 0.3 | 100 | 9 | 9 | 0.2 | 78.6 |
| Number of TB-control policies implemented | 9 | 7 | 0.3 | 80.4 | 5 | 9 | 0.5 | 92.9 |
| TB HCWs | ||||||||
| Domains | ||||||||
| Self-protective behavior | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 93.3 | 9 | 9 | 0.2 | 93.4 |
| Behaviors related to diagnosis of TB patients | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 7 | 7 | 0.3 | 73.3 |
| Behaviors related to treatment of TB patients | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 7 | 7 | 0.2 | 86.7 |
| Behaviors related to health education targeted at TB patients | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 7 | 7 | 0.2 | 80 |
| Subdomains | ||||||||
| Breaking the chains of transmission (Prevention of infection) | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 7 | 9 | 0.3 | 93.3 |
| Implementing clinic guidelines | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 7 | 7 | 0.3 | 66.7 |
| Implementing standard treatment regimens | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 8.1 | 9 | 0.3 | 93.3 |
| Visiting patients regularly | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 8.1 | 9 | 0.2 | 93.3 |
| Content of health education | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 7 | 7 | 0.2 | 80 |
| Time for health education | 8.4 | 9 | 0.2 | 85.7 | 7 | 7 | 0.3 | 66.7 |
| Indicators | ||||||||
| Hours/day of disinfecting workplace by ultraviolet radiation | 9 | 9 | 0.2 | 93.4 | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 |
| Percentage of doctors ventilating workplace daily | 9 | 9 | 0.2 | 85.7 | 9 | 9 | 0.3 | 78.6 |
| Percentage of doctors wearing respirators | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 9 | 9 | 0.2 | 93.3 |
| Handwashing after each patient appointment | 7 | 9 | 0.4 | 66.7 | 9 | 9 | 0.3 | 86.7 |
| Percentage of patients diagnosed according to clinic guidelines | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 7 | 7 | 0.3 | 66.7 |
| Percentage of patients using a standard treatment regimen | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 8.1 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 |
| Percentage of patients covered by DOT | 9 | 9 | 0.2 | 92.8 | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 |
| Percentage of patients who received information on free treatment policy | 9 | 9 | 0.2 | 83.3 | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 93.3 |
| Percentage of patients who received information on importance of adhering to treatment | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 9 | 9 | 0.2 | 86.7 |
| Percentage of patients who received information on preventing TB transmission | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 9 | 9 | 0.3 | 73.3 |
| Percentage of patients who received information on regular follow-up sputum microscopies | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 100 | 9 | 9 | 0.3 | 80 |
| Percentage of patients who received information on drug side-effects | 9 | 9 | 0.1 | 83.3 | 7.7 | 9 | 0.2 | 86.6 |
| Average minutes of health education per patient | 7 | 7 | 0.3 | 86.7 | 7 | 9 | 0.3 | 64.3 |
Note: UVGI refers to Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation