TABLE 1. Median case notification rates and percentage of cases bacteriologically confirmed before and after Xpert MTB/RIF availability, by selected district (N = 10) — Uganda, 2012–2015*.
| Region | District | No. quarters† before Xpert MTB/RIF | No. quarters† after Xpert MTB/RIF | Median case notifications per 100,000 population |
Median percentage bacteriologically confirmed |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Xpert MTB/RIF | After Xpert MTB/RIF | p value | Before Xpert MTB/RIF | After Xpert MTB/RIF | p value | ||||
| Northern |
Arua |
7 |
2 |
23 |
23 |
0.58 |
52 |
62 |
0.09 |
| Northern |
Kitgum |
5 |
3 |
47 |
39 |
0.80 |
48 |
67 |
0.02§ |
| Western |
Kabale |
5 |
4 |
19 |
21 |
0.50 |
64 |
71 |
0.06 |
| Western |
Kabarole |
5 |
4 |
34 |
31 |
0.87 |
54 |
68 |
0.14 |
| Western |
Kisoro |
8 |
3 |
26 |
16 |
0.97 |
46 |
55 |
0.09 |
| Western |
Ntungamo |
7 |
3 |
20 |
19 |
0.96 |
74 |
89 |
0.13 |
| Eastern |
Mbale |
6 |
4 |
38 |
38 |
0.67 |
58 |
73 |
0.02§ |
| Eastern |
Tororo |
6 |
6 |
31 |
27 |
0.99 |
50 |
55 |
0.03§ |
| Central |
Mpigi |
6 |
6 |
26 |
33 |
0.17 |
77 |
68 |
0.99 |
| Central | Rakai | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 0.17 | 67 | 77 | 0.01§ |
* Based on Wilcoxon rank sum test.
† 3-month calendar period.
§ Statistically significant (p≤0.05).