Table 5 Framework of indicators
Domain | Subdomains | Indicators | Measures | Data source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TB suspects | ||||
Healthcare seeking behavior | Seeking care after onset of TB symptoms | Length of patient delay | Mean, median and range of patient delay | TB suspect survey and clinic record review to learn the time of TB symptoms onset and the time for seeking care for first time |
Percentage of patients with longer patient delay | Percentage of patients with longer delay | TB suspect survey and clinic record | ||
Pathways of seeking care | Average number of health care provider encounters before diagnosis | Average number of health care provider encounters before diagnosis | TB suspect survey and clinic record | |
Percentage of patients who encountered ≥2 non-TB health providers | Percentage of patients who encountered ≥2 non-TB health providers | TB suspect survey and clinic record | ||
Percentage of patients with first non-TB health contact following onset of TB symptoms | Percentage of TB suspects who had first provider contact in non-TB health facility after onset of TB symptoms | TB suspect survey and clinic record | ||
Transmission prevention | Interpersonal contact etiquette | Percentage of patients who wore respirator in Public | Percentage of patients who wore respirator in Public after onset of TB symptoms | TB suspect survey |
Percentage of patients who consistently abstained from spitting | Percentage of patients who consistently abstained from spitting after onset of TB symptoms | TB suspect survey | ||
Percentage of patients who consistently covered face when sneezing/cough/speaking loudly | Percentage of patients who consistently covered face when sneezing/cough/speaking loudly | TB suspect survey | ||
TB patients | ||||
Adherence to treatment | Adherence to medication | Percentage of patients who adhered to medication | Percentage of patients who adhered to their medication | TB patient survey and clinic record review |
Percentage of patients with interrupted treatment | Percentage of patients who experienced interrupted treatment. | TB patient survey and clinic record review | ||
Percentage of patients with default treatment | Percentage of patients who experienced default treatment. | TB patient survey and clinic record review | ||
Follow-up sputum microscopy | Percentage of patients who kept follow-up sputum microscopy | Percentage of patients who kept follow-up sputum microscopy at the end of 2, 5 and 6 month of treatment | TB patient survey or and clinic record review | |
Healthy lifestyle | Abstinence from smoking | Percentage of patients who abstained from smoking | Percentage of patients who abstained from smoking following TB health promotion. | TB patient survey |
Abstinence from alcohol drinking | Percentage of patients who abstained from alcohol drinking | Percentage of patients who abstained from drinking alcohol following TB health promotion. | TB patient survey | |
Nutrition improvement | Percentage of patients with improved nutritional status | Percentage of patients with improved nutritional status (e.g., assessed through weight or other anthropometric measures) following TB health promotion. | TB patient survey | |
Transmission prevention | Disposal of sputum | Percentage of patients who consistently abstained from spitting | Percentage of patients who consistently abstained from spitting sputum after diagnosis with TB | TB patient survey |
Percentage of patients with safe method of sputum disposal | Percentage of patients with safe method of sputum disposal during the infective phrase of disease | TB patient survey | ||
Interpersonal contact etiquette | Percentage of patients who covered face when sneezing/cough/speaking loudly | Percentage of patients who consistently covered face among ten times of sneezing/cough/speaking loudly | TB patient survey | |
Percentage of patients who wore respirator in public during in infective phrase of disease | Percentage of patients who consistently wore respirator in public after diagnosis of TB | TB patient survey | ||
Percentage of patients who reduced frequency of presence in public | Percentage of patients who reduce times spent in public places | TB patient survey | ||
Percentage of patients who informed contact of TB status | Percentage of patients who disclosed their TB infection to their contacts and informed them to screen for TB | TB patient survey and clinic record review about contact screening | ||
Room ventilation | Percentage of patients who ventilated their room | Percentage of patients who often ventilated their living room | TB patient survey | |