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General information and TB control statistics from the intervention and control sites in Guangxi and Shandong, China |
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| Guangxi Province |
Shandong Province |
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| Pilot prefecture |
Control prefecture |
Pilot prefecture |
Control prefecture |
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| Population (2004) |
2,450,000 |
2,297,000 |
5,500,000 |
5,640,000 |
| Annual disposal income per head (2004) (RMB)* |
2113 |
2122 |
3792 |
3334 |
| Geography |
Hilly |
Hilly |
Plain |
Plain |
| Number of NSS+ patients registered in Jul–Dec 2004 |
412 |
362 |
700 |
758 |
| Reported cure rates (%) for NSS+ patients registered in Jul–Dec 2004 |
91.0 |
93.1 |
97.4 |
96.9 |
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* $1 US = 7.5 RMB in 2005 +NSS: new sputum smear positive TB cases | ||||
Wei et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:260 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-260 |
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