Table 1.

Components of the site audit tool and response rates from 32 sites

Key components	Indicators	Details	Result
Facility level measures	Facility plan for implementation of TB infection control	Appointment of facility based IC officer	61.0 %
		Policies and procedures (SOPs) for rapid identification, and isolation of TB cases	61.3 %
	Optimized space	Waiting area ventilated and uncrowded	93.3 %
	Annual surveillance of health care workers (HCWs) is conducted	Any or all of: Symptom screen/TB skin test/Interferon-gamma Release Assay (IGRA)/Chest x-ray	61.3 %
	TB IC Policies monitored	1. Policies evaluated	80.6 %
		2. Documentation of frequency of training, training materials updated
Administrative control measures	Identification and separation of patients with symptoms	1. Identification and separation of potentially infectious patients, including written procedures	71 %
		2. Use of separate waiting rooms or outdoor waiting areas
	Cough hygiene Education	1. Cough hygiene education signs	80.6 %
		2. Resources for hand washing/disinfection
		3. Masks for coughing patients and others with respiratory infection.
	Hand hygiene Policy	1. Written policy or appropriate instructions for hand hygiene	67.7 %
		2. Instructions posted
		3. Availability and use of non-touch bins throughout the high-risk areas
	Separation of sputum collection	Separate collection area	80.6 %
		Well-ventilated area
Environmental control measures	Ventilation system is optimized	Air flow assessment performed	54.8 %
	Ventilation and/or air cleaning	Windows open, use of other ventilation, air cleaning methods	80.6 %
	Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (PPE, N95 masks or equivalent, fit testing for masks)	PPE available	96.8 %
		(N95 Masks), gloves and respirators	87.1 %
		Fit Testing: written fit testing procedures, records for fit testing	43.3 %