Table 4. Tuberculosis Notifications in Afghanistan 2008–2012 and Impact of Case Finding Interventions.
| Baseline Period | Intervention Period | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
| 47 BMUs Total SS+ Cases | 397 | 425 | 356 | 309 | 409 | 347 | 298 | 324 | 323 | 378 | 353 | 390 | 680 | 717 | 595 | 486 | 507 | 538 | 475 | 454 |
| 3,097 | 4,842 (+56.3%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 124 BMUs Total SS+ Cases | 648 | 704 | 582 | 514 | 705 | 695 | 582 | 642 | 746 | 767 | 643 | 707 | 925 | 965 | 744 | 714 | 727 | 787 | 686 | 646 |
| 5,876 | 6,901 (+17.4%) | |||||||||||||||||||
BMU = Basic management unit; SS+ = Sputum smear-positive