Table 2.
Indicator Definitions
| Indicators | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proportion of TB and HIV co-infected patients started on ART | Numerator: Number of TB patients who have a positive HIV test result, excluding transfer-ins and transfer-outs who had an ART number recorded in the NLTP Unit Register at a date later than TB treatment initiation. |
| Denominator: Number of TB patients who have a positive HIV test result who were not started on ART prior to TB treatment initiation, excluding transfer-ins and transfer-outs. | ||
| 2 | Proportion of TB and HIV co-infected patients who were cured or completed TB treatment (out of all those with a treatment outcome recorded) | Numerator: Number recorded as either cured or completed TB treatment, excluding transfer-ins and transfer-outs |
| Denominator: Number of TB patients who have a positive HIV test result and treatment outcome recorded (cured or completed, died, lost to follow-up, or treatment failure), excluding transfer-ins and transfer-outs. | ||
| 3 | Proportion of TB and HIV co-infected patients who died during TB Treatment (out of all those with a treatment outcome recorded) | Numerator: Number recorded as died during TB treatment, irrespective of cause, excluding transfer-ins and transfer-outs |
| Denominator: Number of TB patients who have a positive HIV test result and treatment outcome recorded (cured or completed, died, lost to follow-up, or treatment failure), excluding transfer-ins and transfer-outs | ||
| 4 | Proportion of TB/HIV patients who were lost to follow-up during TB treatment | Numerator: Number recorded as lost to follow-up during TB treatment, excluding transfer-ins and transfer-outs |
| Denominator: Number of TB patients who have a positive HIV test result and treatment outcome recorded (cured or completed, died, lost to follow-up, or treatment failure), excluding transfer-ins and transfer-outs | ||
| 5 | Proportion of TB/HIV patients who had TB treatment failure | Numerator: Number recorded as experiencing TB treatment failure during TB treatment, excluding transfer-ins and transfer-outs |
| Denominator: Number of TB patients who have a positive HIV test result and treatment outcome recorded (cured or completed, died, lost to follow-up, or treatment failure), excluding transfer-ins and transfer-outs | ||