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. 2022 Jul 1;12(7):e058388. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058388

Table 3.

Outcomes per 100 children seeking care under standard of care (SOC) and intervention (INT) in each country

Quantity per 100 children with presumptive TB (unless stated) Ethiopia Indonesia
SOC INT Difference SOC INT Difference
Children with true TB 45.5 (8.7–85.0) 45.5 (8.7–85.0) 0.0 (0.0–0.0) 45.5 (8.7–85.0) 45.5 (8.7–85.0) 0.0 (0.0–0.0)
Assessments 201.8 (171.8–230.9) 246.2 (207.3–283.3) 44.4 (29.5–58.1) 204.2 (173.4–233.5) 249.9 (211.2–286.5) 45.7 (31.9–58.0)
Bacteriological investigations 30.7 (8.7–57.5) 102.3 (86.8–112.0) 71.7 (41.5–96.3) 24.7 (7.8–43.2) 103.0 (87.5–112.6) 78.2 (54.5–98.4)
Anti-TB treatments (ATT) 32.2 (13.2–54.5) 40.3 (17.6–64.4) 8.1 (0.6–20.3) 33.3 (14.1–55.3) 39.5 (17.1–63.3) 6.2 (0.1–15.2)
ATT initiated at PHC† 71.8 (62.3–79.6) 81.9 (71.6–89.5) 10.1 (5.8–14.2) 73.0 (63.2–80.3) 84.4 (73.2–91.2) 11.3 (7.1–15.4)
Percent of true TB receiving ATT† 58.3 (43.0–71.1) 73.0 (66.7–78.8) 14.7 (2.8–30.5) 60.3 (48.2–71.4) 71.8 (65.9–77.3) 11.5 (1.8–23.1)
Percent of ATT bacteriologically confirmed† 8.0 (1.7–19.8) 32.8 (20.7–44.1) 24.8 (10.6–37.8) 5.9 (1.4–12.9) 32.5 (20.9–43.4) 26.6 (14.9–38.2)
Percent of ATT false-positive† 21.9 (2.8–64.6) 21.9 (2.9–64.9) 0.0 (−3.0 to 4.0) 22.0 (2.8–65.1) 21.8 (2.9–64.6) −0.3 (−3.5 to −3.5)
Referrals, inc. self-referrals 29.5 (17.0–42.9) 13.8 (8.0–21.0) −15.6 (−25.8 to −4.9) 33.0 (21.5–45.5) 14.5 (8.6–21.7) −18.4 (−27.6 to −9.6)
Deaths 4.9 (0.9–10.0) 3.9 (0.7–8.3) −1.0 (−2.8 to −0.1) 5.4 (1.0–10.9) 4.7 (0.9–9.3) −0.8 (−2.2 to 0.0)
Life-years lost 135.7 (25.1–276.9) 108.7 (19.7–228.5) −27.0 (−75.9 to −1.6) 154.8 (29.3–310.1) 133.1 (24.7–264.6) −21.7 (−61.7 to −0.2)
Cost (2019 US$) 15 729.4 (6368.3–31 027.5) 19 297.7 (8413.8–35 444.7) 3568.3 (−8472.2 to 16 311.6) 12 508.1 (7056.4–20 279.0) 14 525.7 (8603.6–22 403.0) 2017.6 (−5421.3 to 9470.6)

Quoted as mean (95% quantiles).

*ATT represent the number of children diagnosed with TB who initiate treatment out of 100 children with presumptive TB.

†Indicates different denominators.

ATT, anti-TB treatment; INT, intervention; PHC, primary health care; SOC, standard of care; TB, tuberculosis.