Table 1. Baseline characteristics of districts by intervention, year 2011 [23].
| Variable | Family DOT (Intervention districts) | Non-Family DOT (Usual-practice districts) | P value (Chi-square test) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population (n) | 33,165,080 | 25,854,920 | |
| Health system infrastructure | |||
| TB Unita (n) | 81 | 63 | |
| Peripheral Health Institutions (n) | 1058 | 882 | |
| Designated Microscopic Centre (n) | 440 | 308 | |
| Medical College (n) | 8 | 6 | |
| Medical officer TB Unit | 81 | 63 | |
| Senior Treatment Supervisor | 81 | 63 | |
| TB program performance | |||
| Proportion of child TB cases of new cases | 5.9% | 5.2% | <0.001 |
| Proportion of smear-positive TB patients started on treatment within seven days of diagnosis | 92.4% | 92.4% | 0.94 |
| Proportion of smear-positive TB patients registered within a month of starting treatment | 98.3% | 97.5% | 0.54 |
| Treatment success rate of all new smear positive TB patients (%) | 87.5% | 88.1% | 0.68 |
| Treatment outcomes of childrenb | 2120 | 1099 | |
| Cured | 333 (16%) | 204 (18%) | 0.37 |
| Treatment completed | 1664 (79%) | 855 (78%) | |
| Death | 55 (3%) | 26 (2%) | |
| Failure | 12 (1%) | 4 (0.3%) | |
| Defaulted | 41 (2%) | 15 (1%) | |
| Transferred out | 8 (0.3%) | 4 (0.3%) |
a Tuberculosis Units [TU] (geographical areas defined as sub-district level programme management units, each covering a population of 250000–500000 with TB diagnostic and treatment services being delivered through a network of primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities)
b aged <15 years with newly diagnosed TB and registered for treatment under the RNTCP in Gujarat. Fischer’s exact test was used since several cells had expected value less than 5.