Table 4.
Adherence rate to initial standard anti-TB treatment recommended by the guidelines by administrative regions 2016–2017
| Administrative regions* | Adherence rate to initial standard anti-TB treatment recommended by the guidelines (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2017 | |
| Seoul | 93.9 | 92.9 |
| Busan | 95.5 | 95.7 |
| Daegu | 91.7 | 91.0 |
| Incheon | 95.8 | 94.5 |
| Gwangju | 93.6 | 92.7 |
| Daejeon | 93.5 | 93.4 |
| Ulsan | 96.9 | 96.7 |
| Gyeonggi-do | 93.6 | 93.7 |
| Gangwon-do | 91.5 | 92.3 |
| Chungcheongbuk-do | 94.3 | 92.7 |
| Chungcheongnam-do | 95.3 | 94.7 |
| Jeollabuk-do | 93.2 | 93.9 |
| Jeollanam-do | 96.7 | 94.8 |
| Gyeongsangbuk-do | 95.0 | 91.5 |
| Gyeongsangnam-do | 96.5 | 95.0 |
| Jeju | 92.3 | 94.8 |
| Total | 93.7 | 93.7 |
*
Administrative regions were classified according to the location of the hospital, where tuberculosis patients were diagnosed and treated. Thus, the indicators presented in this table are different from the indicators managed by the public health center of the designated administrative regions.
TB: tuberculosis.