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Table 1 General information about the three districts studied in Nepal (2006/07 data)

From: Improving tuberculosis care in low income countries – a qualitative study of patients' understanding of "patient support" in Nepal

 

Urban Kathmandu

Kapilvastu District

Baglung District

Population

1,250,000

540,000

290,000

Geography

Urban

Plain

Hill

Surface Area (km 2 )

395

1738

1784

Number of DOTS facilities

73

85

66

Case finding rate (%)

41

49

46

Treatment success (%)

84

84

85