Table 2

General information and TB control statistics from the intervention and control sites in Guangxi and Shandong, China


Guangxi Province
Shandong Province



Pilot prefecture
Control prefecture
Pilot prefecture
Control prefecture

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

* $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