Active Tuberculosis Case Finding in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Experiences, Results, and Implications for Tuberculosis Control Programs
Table 1
Target numbers and screening success per intervention site.
Focus of active/enhanced case finding
Total
Health care facility
Clinic
Community
Targeted
FSC
HCH
CPFO
Canaan
MTB/RIF
Target number of people screened
12,629
24,780
8,900
50,000
1,500
97,809
Number of people actually screened
30,624
6,209
3,388
54,646
NA
94,867
Number of TB suspects
4,265
1,010
260
4,883
732
11,150
Number of TB suspects examined for TB
3,449
806
121
1,704
732 (270)
6,812
Number of SS+/B+ TB cases
82
70
2
34
31 (20)
219
Number of SS+/B+ TB cases started on treatment
74
72
2
32
23
203
Number of all forms TB cases
201
103
2
37
NA
374
Number of all forms TB cases started on treatment
190
97
1
35
NA
346
% of people screened identified as TB suspects
14%
16%
8%
9%
NA
12%
% of TB suspects examined
81%
80%
47%
35%
NA
61%
% of people screened diagnosed with SS+/B+ TB
0.3%
1.1%
0.1%
0.1%
NA
0.2%
% of TB suspects examined diagnosed with SS+/B+ TB
2.4%
8.7%
1.7%
2.0%
4% (7.4%)
3%
NN screen for 1 SS+/B+ case
373
89
1694
1607
NA
433
NN exam for 1 SS+/B+ case
42
12
61
50
24
31
SS+: smear-positive; B+: bacteriologically positive (smear and Xpert MTB/RIF); NN: number needed to (Screen/Exam); FSC: Hôpital Foyer Saint Camille; HCH: Hôpital de la Communauté Haïtienne; and CPFO: Centre Professionnel des Femmes Ouvrières. Data for HIV-infected subjects only.
