Better care provided to patients with tuberculosis at county designated TB hospitals (CTD) compared to non-CTDs in rural China

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Abstract

Background

The primary unit of tuberculosis (TB) medical care in China is the county TB dispensary or county designated hospital (CTD), where patients can receive free diagnosis and treatment. However, a substantial number of patients seek their anti-TB treatment from general health facilities (Non-CTDs). This study aimed to investigate the first anti-TB treatment experience and choice of health facilities of retreated TB patients and their determinants.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Jiangsu, Shandong and Sichuan provinces. All registered re-treated TB patients were investigated using a structured questionnaire covering information on demographics, socio-economic characteristics, and previous anti-TB treatment experiences.

Results

Totally, 75.3% of 544 patients visited CTD directly for initial treatment. Patients who were female (OR:1.71, 95% CI: 1.01-2.87), over 40 years of age (OR:2.80, 95% CI: 1.24-6.33), from Jiangsu (OR:3.07, 95% CI: 1.57-6.01) and Sichuan (OR:4.47, 95% CI: 2.29-8.73) and those diagnosed before 2005 (OR:6.87, 95% CI: 4.24-11.13) had a significant higher risk receiving their initial treatment at a non-CTD. Patients were more likely to have standardized diagnosis and treatment regimens in CTD (89.8%) than in non-CTDs (65.9%). Patients treated in non-CTDs versus in CTD had a lower possibility to complete their treatment course during first TB episode ( χ ² = 3.926, P = 0.048), but there was no significant difference in the cure rate between different facilities (CTD 60.8%, Non-CTDs 59.1%). Patients in non-CTDs incurred higher costs (1,360 CNY) than those treated in CTD (920CNY).

Conclusion

CTD play a key role in the National Tuberculosis Control Program. Patients should be guided to seek health care in county designated hospital, where they are more likely to receive appropriate examinations, treatment regimens and rigorous supervision, and to bear a lighter economic burden.

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Progress in tuberculosis control and the evolving public-health system in China

Longde Wang, Jianjun Liu, Daniel Chin (2007)

Summary China has the world's second largest tuberculosis epidemic, but progress in tuberculosis control was slow during the 1990s. Detection of tuberculosis had stagnated at around 30% of the estimated total of new cases, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis was a major problem. These signs of inadequate tuberculosis control can be linked to a malfunctioning health system. The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, brought to light substantial weaknesses in the country's public-health system. After the SARS epidemic was brought under control, the government increased its commitment and leadership to tackle public-health problems and, among other efforts, increased public-health funding, revised laws that concerned the control of infectious diseases, implemented the world's largest internet-based disease reporting system, and started a programme to rebuild local public-health facilities. These measures contributed to acceleration in efforts to control tuberculosis. By 2005, the detection of cases of tuberculosis had increased to 80% of the estimated total new cases, permitting China to achieve the 2005 global tuberculosis control targets. At the same time, specific efforts to improve tuberculosis control also contributed to strengthening of the public-health system. We examine how the strengthening of a disease control programme and the public-health system worked together to achieve a desired health outcome.

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Li Yuan: 12211020008@fudan.edu.cn

Hui Zhang: zhanghui@chinatb.org

Changming Zhou: 12111020001@fudan.edu.cn

Weili Jiang: wljiang@fudan.edu.cn

Qi Zhao: zhaoqi@shmu.edu.cn

Xu Biao: bxu@shmu.edu.cn

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): BMC Infect Dis

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): BMC Infect. Dis

Title: BMC Infectious Diseases

Publisher: BioMed Central (London )

ISSN (Electronic): 1471-2334

Publication date (Electronic): 13 January 2017

Publication date PMC-release: 13 January 2017

Publication date Collection: 2017

Volume: 17

Electronic Location Identifier: 71

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[1 ]Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China

[2 ]Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety (Ministry of Education), 138 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai, 200032 China

[3 ]National Center for TB Control and Prevention, National center for TB control and prevention, 155 Changbai Road, Beijing, 102206 China

[4 ]Centre for Global Health, Department of Public Health Science (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden

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Publisher ID: 2108

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-2108-8

PMC ID: 5237123

PubMed ID: 28086753

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History

Date received : 5 January 2016

Date accepted : 10 December 2016

Funding

Funded by: the Western Pacific TB Operational Research Grant

Award ID: WP-11-STB-006210

Award Recipient : Qi Zhao

Funded by: the Key Discipline Development of Public Health of Shanghai

Award ID: Grant No. 12GWZX0101

Funded by: National Nature Science Foundation of China

Award ID: Grand No. 81202256

Award Recipient : Qi Zhao

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Better care provided to patients with tuberculosis at county designated TB hospitals (CTD) compared to non-CTDs in rural China

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