Table 3 Interim and final outcomes at decentralized vs central (KIDH) sites; in 2016 and 2017 compared to 2015
From: Assessment of training and mentoring for DR-TB care decentralization in Tanzania
Initiating facility | Centralized—KIDH | Decentralized | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 |
Interim outcomes after 2 months | |||||
Culture conversion 2 months, n (%) | 60 (55) | 54 (50) | 34 (52) | 26 (72) | 51 (50) |
Interim outcomes after 6 months | |||||
Culture negative, n (%) | 101 (92) | 105 (96) | 58 (92) | 34 (94) | 94 (91) |
Loss to follow-up, n (%) | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Died, n (%) | 12 (10) | 15 (12) | 8 (12) | 1 (3) | 3 (3) |
Interim outcomes after 12 months | |||||
Loss to follow-up, n (%) | 5 (4) | 6 (5) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) |
Died, n (%) | 6 (5) | 5 (4) | 5 (8) | 2 (6) | 2 (2) |
Final treatment results | |||||
Treatment success rate, n (%) | 88 (74) | 94 (77) | 47 (71) | 32 (89) | 96 (90) |
Cured, n (%) | 71 (60) | 84 (69) | 38 (58) | 31 (86) | 92 (86) |
Treatment complete, n (%) | 17 (14) | 10 (8) | 9 (14) | 1 (3) | 4 (4) |
Died, n (%) | 22 (18) | 21 (17) | 14 (21) | 4 (11) | 7 (7) |
Lost to follow-up, n (%) | 7 (6) | 5 (4) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) |
Treatment failure, n (%) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) |
Not evaluated, n (%) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |