Performance of decentralised facilities in tuberculosis case notification and treatment success in Armenia

K Davtyan; R Zachariah; H Davtyan; A Ramsay; O Denisiuk; M Manzi; M Khogali; R Van den Bergh; A Hayrapetyan; M Dara

doi:10.5588/pha.14.0038

Performance of decentralised facilities in tuberculosis case notification and treatment success in Armenia

K Davtyan, R Zachariah, H Davtyan, A Ramsay, O Denisiuk, M Manzi, M Khogali, R Van den Bergh, A Hayrapetyan, M Dara

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We assessed the performance of decentralised tuberculosis (TB) out-patient centres in tuberculosis (TB) case notification and treatment success in Armenia. An average threshold case notification of ⩾37/100 000 was seen in centres that had higher numbers of presumptive TB patients, where more TB was diagnosed by in-patient facilities and where TB contacts were examined. The number of doctors and/or TB specialists at centres did not influence case notification. Onsite smear microscopy was significantly associated with a treatment success rate of ⩾85% for new TB patients. Addressing specific characteristics of TB centres associated with lower case notification and treatment success and optimising their location may improve performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S13-6
Journal	Public health action
Volume	4
Issue number	Suppl 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.14.0038
Publication status	Published - 21 Oct 2014

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