P10–14 | Proportion of tuberculosis notifications among 0–14 year olds contributed by the 10–14-year-old age group | Uniform |
P15–19 | Proportion of tuberculosis notifications among 15–24 year olds contributed by the 15–19-year-old age group | Uniform |
P20–24 | Proportion of tuberculosis notifications among 15–24 year olds contributed by the 20–24 year-old age group | Uniform |
β | Regression coefficient for the increase in the proportion of all sputum smear-positive notifications pertaining to the 15–24-year-old age group per 1% increase in the proportion of the source population in this age group | Normal |
C | Constant term from linear regression model for P(SP)15–24 | |
P(SP)15–24 | Proportion of all smear-positive tuberculosis notifications contributed by the 15–24-year-old age group | |
R(SN/EP-TB):(SP-TB) | Ratio of smear-negative (including smear not done)/extrapulmonary tuberculosis notifications to smear-positive tuberculosis notifications in the 15–24-year-old age group | Normal |
CDR | Case detection rate for tuberculosis in the country as of 2016 | Uniform |