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Table 2 Percentage of presumptive MDR-TB patients tested by regions

From: Challenges in detection and treatment of multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients in Vietnam

Ser. No

Region

Number of presumptive MDR-TB patients tested

All provinces

35 PMDT provinces

Estimated Number of presumptive MDR-TB patients

% tested

Estimated Number of presumptive MDR-TB patients

% tested

1

Red River Delta

801

2,519

31.8 %

2,035

39.4 %

2

North-East

263

1,154

22.8 %

627

42.0 %

3

North-West

43

214

20.1 %

46a

93.9 %

4

Northern Central

460

1,144

40.2 %

886

51.9 %

5

Southern Central Coast

668

1,117

59.8 %

897

74.5 %

6

Central Highland

0

290

0.0 %

69

0.0 %

7

South -East

2,917

6,991

41.7 %

6,503

44.9 %

8

Mekong Delta

516

4,736

10.9 %

3,935

13.1 %

 

Total

5,668

18,165

31.2 %

14,998

37.8 %

  1. aone PMDT province in North – West