Table 3.
TTMS with lower delivery rate provided by HCWs in PHC sectors (n=239)
| Services | Delivery rate N (%) |
| First time home visit | |
| Patients’ peer supervision establish (n=235） | 185 (78.7) |
| DOT | |
| Intensive phase DOT (n=236） | 129 (54.7) |
| Continuation phase DOT (n=236） | 125 (53.0) |
| Regular medicine delivery (n=234） | 160 (68.4) |
| Follow-up supervision | |
| Sputum sample collection (n=236） | 106 (44.9) |
| Others | |
| Providing food or transport assistances for poor patient with TB (n=230） | 104 (45.2) |
| Providing subsistence allowance or psychological support for migrant patient (n=236） | 117 (49.6) |
| Providing DOT for migrant patient with TB at their convenient time (n=235） | 203 (86.4) |
| Providing injection treatment for patient with MDR-TB (n=234） | 96 (41.0) |
| Providing supervision for newly released prison patient (n=236） | 139 (58.9) |
| Training cured patients with TB to provide peer education (n=237） | 208 (87.8) |
| Establishing platform for TB patients communication (n=237） | 137 (57.8) |
| Referring patient with TB with mental/psychological problems or alcohol/drug addiction to receive professional therapy (n=235） |
182 (77.4) |
Note: Lower delivery rate refers to a rate below 90%.
DOT, directly observed therapy; MDR-TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; TB, tuberculosis; TTMS, tuberculosis treatment management service.