Table 6.
Smokers identified and advised on cessation among all TB patients from routine records
| Country: WHO smoking prevalence (2017) |
Bangladesh Male (M): 41.4%; female (F): 1.4%; all: 21.3% |
Nepal M: 33.7%; F: 8.8%; all: 21.3% |
Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province M: 31%; F: 2.8%; all: 16.9% |
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| Learning sites | Narayanganj | Gazipur | Dhaka | Bangladesh total | Kathmandu Lalitpur | Abbottabad | Kohat | Mardan | Peshawar | KP Province total |
| Number of facilities | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 59 |
| Data collection period | 6 months | 3 months | 3 months | 6 months | ||||||
| Total patient numbers from routine data over study period |
2808 (M: 1551; F: 1257) |
1329 (M: 800; F: 529) |
1234 (M: 711; F:523) |
5371 (M: 3062; F:2309) |
288 (M: 148; F:140) |
851 (M: 428; F: 423) |
580 (M: 283; F: 297) |
1081 (M: 554; F: 527) |
2577 (M: 1302; F: 1275) |
5089 (M: 2567; F: 2522) |
| Male TB patients, monthly mean | 259 | 267 | 237 | 763 | 49 | 71 | 47 | 92 | 217 | 427 |
| Female TB patients, monthly mean | 210 | 176 | 174 | 560 | 47 | 71 | 50 | 88 | 213 | 422 |
| Total TB patients, monthly mean | 468 | 443 | 411 | 1322 | 96 | 142 | 97 | 180 | 430 | 849 |
| Patients asked about tobacco use, monthly mean |
468 (100%) |
443 (100%) |
411 (100%) |
1322 (100%) |
96/96 (100%) |
142/142 (100%) |
97/97 (100%) |
180/180 (100%) |
430/430 (100%) |
849/849 (100%) |
| Male smokers identified among all TB patients, monthly mean |
130/259 (50.1%) |
110/267 (41.1%) |
75/237 (31.6%) |
321/763 (42.1%) |
11/49 (22.4%) |
21/71 (29.6%) |
6/47 (13.1%) |
8/92 (8.9%) |
27/217 (12.4%) |
62/427 (14.5%) |
| Expected male smokers based on WHO 2017 |
316/763 (41.4%) |
16.5/49 (33.7%) |
132.37/427 (31%) |
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| Female smokers identified among all TB patients, monthly mean |
0.33/210 (0.2%) |
0/176 (0%) |
0/174 (0%) |
0.33/560 (0.06%) |
4/47 (8.5%) |
0.5/71 (0.7%) |
0/50 (0%) |
0/88 (0%) |
0/88 (0%) |
0.5/422 (0.1%) |
| Expected female smokers based on WHO 2017 |
8/560 (14.3%) |
4.14/47 (0.088) |
11.816/422 (2.8%) |
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| Total smokers identified among all TB patients, monthly mean |
130.33/468 (27.8%) |
110/443 (24.7%) |
75/411 (18.2%) |
315.33/1322 (23.9%) |
15/96 (15.6%) |
21.5/142 (15.1%) |
6/97 (6.1%) |
8/180 (4.4%) |
27/430 (6.3%) |
62.5/849 (7.4%) |
| Expected total smokers based on WHO 2017 |
324/1322 (24.5%) |
20.64/96 (21.5%) |
144.186/849 (16.98%) |
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| Ratio of identified versus expected smokers (95% CI) |
0.97 (0.86–1.07) |
0.73 (0.36–1.10) |
0.43 (0.33–0.54) |
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| Patients given cessation advice, monthly mean |
130.33/130.33 (100%) |
110/110 (100%) |
75/75 (100%) |
1322/1322 (100%) |
15/15 100% |
21.5/21.5 (100%) |
6/6 (100%) |
8/8 (100%) |
27/27 (100%) |
62.5/62.5 (100%) |