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Experience of implementing the integrated TB model in Zhejiang, China: a retrospective observational study
Jieming Zhong1, Jia Yin2, Guanyang Zou3
1TB department, Zhejiang Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, 310051, China.
Background:
This study aims to assess the implementation of the TB control program under the integrated model in China where TB diagnosis and treatment is provided in TB designated hospitals.
Methods:
Six counties under the integrated model in Zhejiang were randomly selected. TB referral and tracing was analyzed based on routine TB reporting data between January and December 2009 from county TB dispensaries. Regarding treatment and community management, we conducted face-to-face surveys with 50 new TB patients randomly selected from each county, and reviewed their medical charts.
Results:
A total of 7090 persons with presumptive TB were reported in 2009, of whom, 66.7% (4732/7090) were referred by other health facilities to TB designated hospitals, while 80.2% (3795/4732) were successfully referred. In total, 301 patients were surveyed and had a median medical expenditure of US$192. Ten percent (31/301) missed at least one dose during their treatment, and 64.5% (194/301) received direct observation, mostly by family members.
Conclusions:
The integrated model performed better on case referral and community management, but higher medical expenditures than those reported by studies under the dispensary model in China. Clear guidelines should be issued on supervising TB treatment in designated hospitals.
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