Aspects Assessed | Ugu District (N = 25) | Uthungulu District (N = 27) | Overall | |||
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 | n | % | n | % | Total | % |
Staff members use personal protection during sputum induction | 17 | 68.0 | 18 | 66.7 | 35 | 67.3 |
Masks (N95) are available for use by staff members in risk areas | 23 | 92.0* | 21 | 77.8 | 44 | 84.9 |
Staff members trained about TB infection control practices | 20 | 80.0 | 23 | 85.2* | 43 | 82.6 |
Records are kept about the training conducted | 18 | 72.0* | 15 | 55.6 | 33 | 63.8 |
Staff members are screened for TB | 22 | 88.0 | 24 | 88.9 | 46 | 88.4 |
Isoniazid preventive therapy is available to HIV-infected staff members | 25 | 100.0 | 27 | 100.0 | 52 | 100.0 |
Facilities reporting a staff member infected with TB during the last 3Â years | 10 | 40.0 | 8 | 29.6 | 24 | 52.2 |