Using electronic medication monitoring to guide differential management of tuberculosis patients at the community level in China

Table 4 Differences in the workload of community physicians when using DOT management or EMM management in the study city (n = 205)

Category	DOT management		EMM management					Reduction (%)^a
	n	Visits	EMM use only		Switched to DOT midway		Total visits
	n	Visits	n	Visits	n	Visits	Total visits
New	184	33,120	155	1550	29	2205	3755	88.7
Retreated	21	5040	16	192	5	657	849	83.2
Total	205	38,160	171	1742	34	2862	4604	87.9

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