Table 1 Components of the site audit tool and response rates from 32 sites

Facility level measures

Facility plan for implementation of TB infection control

Appointment of facility based IC officer

61.0 %

Policies and procedures (SOPs) for rapid identification, and isolation of TB cases

61.3 %

Optimized space

Waiting area ventilated and uncrowded

93.3 %

Annual surveillance of health care workers (HCWs) is conducted

Any or all of: Symptom screen/TB skin test/Interferon-gamma Release Assay (IGRA)/Chest x-ray

61.3 %

TB IC Policies monitored

1. Policies evaluated

80.6 %

2. Documentation of frequency of training, training materials updated

Administrative control measures

Identification and separation of patients with symptoms

1. Identification and separation of potentially infectious patients, including written procedures

71 %

2. Use of separate waiting rooms or outdoor waiting areas

Cough hygiene Education

1. Cough hygiene education signs

80.6 %

2. Resources for hand washing/disinfection

3. Masks for coughing patients and others with respiratory infection.

Hand hygiene Policy

1. Written policy or appropriate instructions for hand hygiene

67.7 %

2. Instructions posted

3. Availability and use of non-touch bins throughout the high-risk areas

Separation of sputum collection

Separate collection area

80.6 %

Well-ventilated area

Environmental control measures

Ventilation system is optimized

Air flow assessment performed

54.8 %

Ventilation and/or air cleaning

Windows open, use of other ventilation, air cleaning methods

80.6 %

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (PPE, N95 masks or equivalent, fit testing for masks)

PPE available

96.8 %

(N95 Masks), gloves and respirators

87.1 %

Fit Testing: written fit testing procedures, records for fit testing

43.3 %