| Direct observation of therapy | Increase in TB case-finding |
---|---|---|
Population denominator | 100 000 | 100 000 |
Incidence of smear-positive TB | 0.00043* | 0.00032†|
Proportion of the diseased population eligible for the intervention: best practice goal minus current practice levels | All those identified are estimated to be subject to direct observation | 0.40 (0.284)‡ |
Baseline risk (case fatality) | 7.3% [17] | 27% [17] |
RRR from intervention | 0.06 [12] | 0.73 [17] |
NEPP (deaths from TB prevented in the next year) | 0.188§ (95% CI 0.014–0.294) | 1.79¶ (95% CI 1.01–2.69) |