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Table 1 Comparison of epidemiological and operational indicators related to tuberculosis over a 10-year period in the municipalities of Florianópolis (non-decentralized care in Basic Health Units) and São José (decentralized care - 2006-2011 and centralized care - 2012-2015 in a specialized outpatient clinic), in the Southern region of Brazil, 2006–2015

From: Performance of centralized versus decentralized tuberculosis treatment services in Southern Brazil, 2006–2015

Indicator

Municipality

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Mean

RR (95% CI)a

TB incidence/100.000 population

São José

39

32

37

30

37

29

39

38

46

27

35.4

1.38 (1.27–1.49)b

Florianópolis

45

42

46

49

45

51

50

57

53

48

44.1

PTB incidence/100.000 population

São José

29

20

27

23

29

19

26

31

33

18

25.5

1.39 (1.27–1.53)b

Florianópolis

34

29

32

36

28

34

38

42

40

40

35.3

Proportion of treatment completion in PTB NC

São José

64.4

72.5

62.3

71.4

78.0

70.1

63.1

65.2

62.7

70.3

68.1

0.97 (0.87–1.09)

Florianópolis

72.6

58.8

57.3

60.9

68.1

70.8

74.1

65.1

68.3

58.6

65.5

Proportion of treatment default in NC of PTB

São José

10.2

10

9.4

10.2

5.1

4.9

10.5

13.0

15.7

5.4

9.4

1.45 (1.12–1.90)b

Florianópolis

7.2

20.2

18.1

13.0

16.8

14.6

10.2

13.5

17.3

15.9

14.7

Proportion of culture-confirmed PTB NC

São José

39

17.5

30.2

20.4

39

26.8

40.3

43.5

44.7

34.1

33.5

1.40 (1.22–1.61)b

Florianópolis

22.3

29.4

26.8

35.6

58

64.6

61.4

58.8

63.6

63.6

48.4

Proportion of smear testing in the 2nd month of therapy in NC of PTB

São José

52.5

50.9

49.0

78.0

65.8

61.4

63.8

82.9

63.0

0.76 (0.66–0.88)b

Florianópolis

49.6

44.2

56.9

53.8

44.4

42.2

45.8

57.1

49.2

Proportion of imaging exams in NC of PTB

São José

98.4

95

92.5

93.9

100

95.1

96.5

92.8

90.8

100

95.5

0.75 (0.68–0.84)b

Florianópolis

77.6

81.7

75.8

77.2

71.3

71.8

68.0

71.0

68.0

61.3

72.3

Proportion of HIV testing in NC of PTB

São José

91.5

87.5

92.5

95.9

96.6

100

96.5

100

98.7

97.6

95.7

0.74 (0.67–0.82)b

Florianópolis

69.8

69.0

69.6

69.2

73.1

72.9

78.3

74.5

72.3

62.2

71.1

Proportion of TB/HIV co-infection in NC of PTB

São José

20.3

17.5

32.1

26.5

27.1

12.2

12.3

23.2

27.6

24.4

22.3

0.93 (0.76–1.14)

Florianópolis

23.7

25.2

29.0

25.3

19.3

20.8

18.7

21.3

16.8

16.0

21.6

  1. TB all types of tuberculosis, PTB pulmonary tuberculosis, NC new cases
  2. aFlorianópolis in comparison to São José
  3. bp < 0.05