Table 6 Smokers identified and advised on cessation among all TB patients from routine records
Country: WHO smoking prevalence (2017) | Bangladesh Male (M): 41.4%; female (F): 1.4%; all: 21.3% | Nepal M: 33.7%; F: 8.8%; all: 21.3% | Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province M: 31%; F: 2.8%; all: 16.9% | |||||||
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Learning sites | Narayanganj | Gazipur | Dhaka | Bangladesh total | Kathmandu Lalitpur | Abbottabad | Kohat | Mardan | Peshawar | KP Province total |
Number of facilities | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 59 |
Data collection period | 6Â months | 3Â months | Â | 3Â months | 6Â months | |||||
Total patient numbers from routine data over study period | 2808 (M: 1551; F: 1257) | 1329 (M: 800; F: 529) | 1234 (M: 711; F:523) | 5371 (M: 3062; F:2309) | 288 (M: 148; F:140) | 851 (M: 428; F: 423) | 580 (M: 283; F: 297) | 1081 (M: 554; F: 527) | 2577 (M: 1302; F: 1275) | 5089 (M: 2567; F: 2522) |
Male TB patients, monthly mean | 259 | 267 | 237 | 763 | 49 | 71 | 47 | 92 | 217 | 427 |
Female TB patients, monthly mean | 210 | 176 | 174 | 560 | 47 | 71 | 50 | 88 | 213 | 422 |
Total TB patients, monthly mean | 468 | 443 | 411 | 1322 | 96 | 142 | 97 | 180 | 430 | 849 |
Patients asked about tobacco use, monthly mean | 468 (100%) | 443 (100%) | 411 (100%) | 1322 (100%) | 96/96 (100%) | 142/142 (100%) | 97/97 (100%) | 180/180 (100%) | 430/430 (100%) | 849/849 (100%) |
Male smokers identified among all TB patients, monthly mean | 130/259 (50.1%) | 110/267 (41.1%) | 75/237 (31.6%) | 321/763 (42.1%) | 11/49 (22.4%) | 21/71 (29.6%) | 6/47 (13.1%) | 8/92 (8.9%) | 27/217 (12.4%) | 62/427 (14.5%) |
Expected male smokers based on WHO 2017 | Â | 316/763 (41.4%) | 16.5/49 (33.7%) | Â | 132.37/427 (31%) | |||||
Female smokers identified among all TB patients, monthly mean | 0.33/210 (0.2%) | 0/176 (0%) | 0/174 (0%) | 0.33/560 (0.06%) | 4/47 (8.5%) | 0.5/71 (0.7%) | 0/50 (0%) | 0/88 (0%) | 0/88 (0%) | 0.5/422 (0.1%) |
Expected female smokers based on WHO 2017 | Â | 8/560 (14.3%) | 4.14/47 (0.088) | Â | 11.816/422 (2.8%) | |||||
Total smokers identified among all TB patients, monthly mean | 130.33/468 (27.8%) | 110/443 (24.7%) | 75/411 (18.2%) | 315.33/1322 (23.9%) | 15/96 (15.6%) | 21.5/142 (15.1%) | 6/97 (6.1%) | 8/180 (4.4%) | 27/430 (6.3%) | 62.5/849 (7.4%) |
Expected total smokers based on WHO 2017 | Â | 324/1322 (24.5%) | 20.64/96 (21.5%) | Â | 144.186/849 (16.98%) | |||||
Ratio of identified versus expected smokers (95% CI) |  | 0.97 (0.86–1.07) | 0.73 (0.36–1.10) |  | 0.43 (0.33–0.54) | |||||
Patients given cessation advice, monthly mean | 130.33/130.33 (100%) | 110/110 (100%) | 75/75 (100%) | 1322/1322 (100%) | 15/15 100% | 21.5/21.5 (100%) | 6/6 (100%) | 8/8 (100%) | 27/27 (100%) | 62.5/62.5 (100%) |