Questionnaire item | Low TB incidence (<10 per 100 000) | Medium/high TB incidence (≥10 per 100 000) |
Countries | 21 | 10 |
National TB control plan or strategy | 9 (42.9) | 8 (80.0) |
Clearly defined organisational structure | 13 (61.9) | 10 (100.0) |
Central coordination | 18 (85.7) | 10 (100.0) |
Specific funding allocated to TB control | 2 (28.6) | 3 (30.0) |
High-priority actions | | |
Training and developing a specialist TB workforce | 10 (47.6) | 5 (50.0) |
Introducing and implementing new tools for TB control | 8 (38.1) | 6 (60.0) |
External quality assurance for laboratory services | 7 (33.3) | 5 (50.0) |
Implementing electronic TB case registries | 12 (57.1) | 6 (60.0) |
Staffing and expertise for national TB surveillance | 9 (42.9) | 3 (30.0) |
Establishing or managing local TB control boards | 4 (19.1) | 1 (10.0) |
Publishing and disseminating clinical guidelines | 6 (30.0) | 5 (50.0) |
Raising awareness of TB at community/primary care level | 8 (38.1) | 5 (50.0) |
Reaching vulnerable population groups | 17 (81.0) | 7 (70.0) |
TB control in prisons | 8 (38.1) | 6 (60.0) |
Latent TB infection screening in high-risk population groups | 11 (52.4) | 4 (40.0) |
Screening for active TB in high-risk population groups | 13 (61.9) | 6 (60.0) |
Ensuring continuity of TB drug supply | 8 (38.1) | 6 (60.0) |
Screening for active TB in migrants from high-incidence countries | 14 (66.7) | 3 (30.0) |
Contact tracing and outbreak investigation | 13 (61.9) | 5 (50.0) |
BCG vaccination | 2 (9.5) | 2 (20.0) |
MDR-TB | 10 (47.6) | 8 (80.0) |
HIV/TB | 7 (35.0) | 7 (70.0) |
Barriers to TB control and prevention | | |
Recipients of care barriers (range 0–6) | 3 (1–4) | 3 (2–4) |
Providers of care barriers (range 0–5) | 2 (1–3) | 1.5 (1–3) |
Social and political constraints (range 0–6) | 2 (0–3) | 1 (0–2) |
Health system constraints (range 0–27) | 5 (2–7) | 6.5 (2–10) |