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Table 3 Results of round-1 survey

From: Framework of behavioral indicators for outcome evaluation of TB health promotion: a Delphi study of TB suspects and Tb patients

Items

Importance

Feasibility

Median

Mode

CV

Consensus (% score of >7)

Median

Mode

CV

Consensus (% score of >7)

TB suspects

Domain

Health-care seeking behavior

9

9

0.1

93.8

7

7

0.2

81.3

Subdomain

        

Care-seeking behavior at onset of TB symptoms

9

9

0.0

100

7

7

0.2

81.3

Care-seeking pathways

9

9

0.1

100

7

7

0.2

75.1

Indicators

        

Length of patient delay and percentage of patients with longer patient delay

9

9

0.1

100

7

7

0.2

62.6

Average number of health care provider encounters before diagnosis and percentage of patients who encountered ≥2 non-TB health providers

7

7

0.2

75.1

7

7

0.2

81.3

Percentage of patients with first non-TB health contact following onset of TB symptoms

8

9

0.2

93.8

9

9

0.2

81.3

TB patients

Domain

Adherence to treatment

9

9

0.0

100

9

9

0.16

93.8

Isolation behaviors during period of infection

9

9

0.2

83.8

5

7

0.5

43.8

Subdomain

Adhere to medication

9

9

0.0

100

8

9

0.2

75

Follow-up sputum microscopy

9

9

0.1

100

9

9

0.1

93.8

Changing unhealthy lifestyle

7

9

0.2

68.8

5

5

0.3

37.5

Disposal of sputum

9

9

0.2

83.4

7

9

0.3

68.8

Wearing respirator in public during infective phase of disease

7

9

0.2

66.7

5

5

0.5

40

Behaviors related to using separate utensils (spoons, plates, forks and chopsticks)

5

5

0.6

33

8

9

0.4

62.5

Isolation room

7

7

0.2

66.6

7

7

0.4

62.6

Room ventilation

7

9

0.1

100

7

7

0.3

66.7

Indicators

Percentage of patients who adhered to their medication

9

9

0.0

100

7

7

0.2

80

Percentage of patients who missed dose

8

9

0.1

100

7

7

0.2

87.5

Percentage of patients with interrupted treatment

9

9

0.1

100

7

9

0.2

65

Percentage of patients with default treatment

9

9

0.3

93.8

7

9

0.4

68.8

Percentage of patients who kept follow-up sputum microscopy appointment

9

9

0.1

100

9

9

0.2

93.8

Percentage of patients who abstained from smoking

7

9

0.3

68.8

5

5

0.4

43.8

Percentage of patients who abstained from alcohol drinking

7

9

0.3

66.6

5

5

0.4

33.4

Percentage of patients who consistently abstained from spitting

9

9

0.1

100

7

9

0.4

62.5

Percentage of patients with safe method of sputum disposal

9

9

0.1

100

7

9

0.4

62.6

Percentage of patients who covered face/nose when sneezing/cough/speaking loudly

9

9

0.1

100

7

9

0.4

56.3

Percentage of patients who often wore respirator in public

7

9

0.2

75

5

5

0.4

50

Percentage of patients who used dishes and chopsticks separately

5

5

0.5

43.8

9

9

0.2

75.1

Percentage of patients with isolation room

7

7

0.2

75

7

9

0.4

56.3

Percentage of patients who often ventilated room

9

9

0.1

100

9

9

0.2

87.6

  1. Note: CV refers to Coefficient of variation.