Table 3 Intervention and hospital outcomes in Beira and Nampula Central Hospitals, Mozambique
Outcome measures | Before intervention | Before intervention | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control site | % | Intervention site | % | P value | Control site | % | Intervention site | % | P value | |
Sputum sample collection site | ||||||||||
Admission point | 7 | 6.0 | 9 | 8.7 | 0.395 | 12 | 8.8 | 141 | 84.4 | 0.001 |
Medical ward | 109 | 94.0 | 94 | 91.3 | 124 | 91.2 | 26 | 15.6 | ||
TB diagnosis after hospital admission | ||||||||||
Median time of 1 day | 6 | 5.2 | 7 | 6.8 | 0.517 | 9 | 6.6 | 141 | 84.4 | 0.001 |
Median time of 10 days | 110 | 94.8 | 96 | 93.2 | 127 | 93.4 | 26 | 15.6 | ||
TB treatment initiation after hospital admission | ||||||||||
Median time of 1 day | 6 | 5.2 | 7 | 6.8 | 0.901 | 8 | 5.9 | 156 | 93.4 | 0.001 |
Median time of 14 days | 110 | 94.8 | 96 | 93.2 | 128 | 94.1 | 11 | 6.6 | ||
Health outcome among TB patients | ||||||||||
Hospital discharge | 62 | 53.4 | 47 | 45.6 | 0.093 | 69 | 50.7 | 146 | 87.4 | 0.001 |
Hospital deaths | 54 | 46.6 | 56 | 54.4 | 67 | 49.3 | 21 | 12.6 | ||