Table 2 |
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| Characteristics of the Transfer process of transfer-in TB patients in Harare City, Zimbabwe | |
| Characteristic* (N=263) | n (%) |
| Time period between transfer-out and transfer-in to hospitals in Harare City (n=176) | |
| < 8 days | 85 (48) |
| 8 – 31 days | 70 (40) |
| >31days | 21 (12) |
| Anti-TB treatment phase at time of transfer-in from the district (n=216) | |
| Intensive phase | 159 (74) |
| Continuation phase | 57 (26) |
| Type of referral health facility from where patients were transferred-out (n=212) | |
| rural mission hospital | 88 (42) |
| district hospital | 52 (25) |
| urban municipal clinic | 51 (25) |
| rural clinic | 4 (2) |
| prison facility | 5 (2) |
| private clinic | 5 (2) |
| provincial hospital | 5 (2) |
| outside Zimbabwe | 2 (<1) |
| Referral site location (n=212) | |
| Urban | 82 (39) |
| Rural | 123 (58) |
| prison facility | 5 (2) |
| outside Zimbabwe | 2 (<1) |
| Distance from Referral health facility to Harare City (km) (n=211) | |
| ≤40 | 45 (21) |
| 41-150 | 69 (33) |
| 151-300 | 66 (31) |
| ≥300 | 83 (15) |
NB: Percentages may not always add up to 100 because of the rounding off error.
*Variables in the table above have varying totals because missing data was excluded.
TB = tuberculosis; DOT = directly observed treatment.
Takarinda et al. BMC Public Health 2012 12:981 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-981
