TABLE 1.

List of records and reports under NTP in Andhra Pradesh that were verified for data accuracy

Year	Time points	Summary data verified across records/reports	Record/report
2018	January, February, April, May, July, August	Number of presumptive TB cases tested Number of positive cases with MTB detected	Laboratory register Monthly summary in laboratory register Annexure M
2019	April, May, July, August*	Number of presumptive TB cases tested Number of positive cases with MTB detected Number of errors/invalid/not reported	Culture, drug susceptibility register/laboratory register† TrueNat reporting format

^* Between January and March 2019, Annexure M was used to report TrueNat test results. From April 2019, the CBNAAT reporting format was adapted by the TrueNat sites for their monthly reporting to be able to effectively capture all information relevant to TrueNat.

^† Due to delays in printing or other operational delays, some of the sites continued to use laboratory registers to record TrueNat testing.

RNTCP = Revised National TB Control Programme; TB = tuberculosis; MTB = Mycobacterium tuberculosis; CBNAAT = cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test.