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Definitions
Percentage of children household contacts (<5 years) of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary new and relapse TB cases notified in the reporting period who were started on TPT, among those eligible children household contacts (<5 years) during specified period.
Numerator
Number of children household contacts (age <5 years) of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary new and relapse TB cases notified in the reporting period who were started on TPT. WHO database: newinc_con04_prevtx
Denominator
Number of eligible children household contacts (<5 years) of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary new and relapse TB cases notified in the reporting year
Ref # |
PT-7
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Tier Level |
Extended Indicator
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Data Type |
Percentage
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Disaggregations |
N/A |
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Changelog
June 9, 2022: Changed title from "Percent Children (< 5 years) Household Contacts Initiated on TPT" to "Percent of Children (< 5 years) Household Contacts Started on TPT" to be more consistent across the "TB Preventive Treatment (PT)" technical area.