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. 2022 Oct 11;100(12):777–788L. doi: 10.2471/BLT.22.288447

Table 5. Evidence for impact of family-centred care on child and adolescent tuberculosis diagnosis, treatment and prevention outcomes.

Type of outcome, care delivery approach Author Intervention condition outcomes Control condition outcomes Effect estimate
(95% Cl)
Diagnosis
Support Htet et al., 201853 10/59 (17%) contacts diagnosed with tuberculosis NA NA
Imsanguan., et al., 202054 3/48 (6%) contacts diagnosed with tuberculosis NA NA
Choice Kay et al., 202265 3/492 (1%) contacts diagnosed with tuberculosis NA NA
Treatment
Support Demissie et al., 200355 5/7 (71%) patients with treatment success NA NA
Oyieng’o et al., 201256 1/1 (100%) MDR-tuberculosis patient with treatment success NA NA
Satti et al., 201257 15/17 (88%) MDR-tuberculosis patients with treatment success NA NA
Wai et al., 201758 1/1 (100%) MDR-tuberculosis patient with treatment success NA NA
Choice Dick et al., 199659 148/203 (73%) patients classified as adherent NA NA
Soomro et al., 201260 14/14 (100%) patients with treatment success NA NA
van den Boogaard et al., 200961 245/308 (80%) patients with treatment success NA NA
Support and choice Mesic et al., 202062 8/11 (73%) patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis with treatment success NA NA
Prevention
Support Wingfield et al., 201742 91/206 (44%) identified contacts initiated preventive treatment 53/206 (26%) identified contacts initiated preventive treatment RR: 1.70 (1.10–2.64)
Rocha et al., 201143 477/542 (88%) identified contacts initiated preventive treatment 1116/2929 (39%) identified contacts initiated preventive treatment RR: 2.23 (2.11–2.36)
383/441 (87%) contacts completed preventive treatment 301/1116 (27%) contacts completed preventive treatment RR: 3.22 (2.90–3.57)
Yuen et al., 201963 57/140 (41%) identified contacts initiated preventive treatment NA NA
51/57 (89%) contacts completed preventive treatment NA NA
Choice Triasih et al., 201664 86/99 (87%) eligible contacts initiated preventive treatment NA NA
50/86 (58%) contacts completed preventive treatment NA NA
Kay et al., 202265 237/248 (96%) contacts completed preventive treatment NA NA

CI: confidence interval; MDR: multidrug resistant; NA: not applicable; RR: risk ratio.

Note: We defined children and adolescents as people 0–19 years old, but individual studies focused on different age groups within this range.