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NTEP Performance Indicator - Percentage of Children given Chemoprophylaxis from the Total Eligible Children Identified
Learning ObjectivesNTEP Performance Indicator - Percentage of Children given Chemoprophylaxis from the Total Eligible Children Identified
NTEP Performance Indicator - Percentage of Children given Chemoprophylaxis from the Total Eligible Children Identified
This indicator measures the capacity of the programme to initiate TB Preventive Treatment (TPT) in children < 5 years of age eligible for the same.
| Indicator | Numerator | Denominator | Multiplier | Data source |
| Percentage of Children given Chemoprophylaxis from the Total Eligible Children Identified | Number of children less than 5 years of age given chemoprophylaxis | Number of children less than 5 years of age eligible for chemoprophylaxis | 100 | Ni-kshay |
- Numerator - Number of children < 5 years started on chemoprophylaxis as part of TPT
- Denominator - Number of children < 5 years of age who are eligible for TB preventive treatment are children < 5 years who are household contacts of microbiologically confirmed pulmonary TB. The children who are household contacts diagnosed to have active TB/ on TB treatment are to be excluded from the denominator.
Example:
In the TU named X, a few children were identified to be household contacts of TB cases.
10 of them were less than 5 years of age.
Out of the 10 children,7 were exposed to microbiologically confirmed pulmonary TB.
One of them was identified to have active TB disease. TPT was started for 5 children.
Total children <5 years eligible for TPT = 7-1 = 6 (1 child was excluded as he had active TB)
Those who received TPT = 5
Percentage of Children given Chemoprophylaxis from The Total Eligible Children Identified = (5 / 6) * 100 = 83.3%, whereas 100% is desirable.
Resources
- India TB Report, MoHFW, GoI, 2022.
- Training Modules (5-9) for Programme Managers & Medical Officers, NTEP, CTD, MoHFW, GoI, 2020.
Assessment
| Question | Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 | Correct answer | Correct explanation | Page id | Part of Pre-test | Part of Post-test | |
| What is the correct statement about the denominator of the percentage of children given chemoprophylaxis from the total eligible children? | Children < 5 years who are household contacts of any form of TB are included | Children < 5 years who are household contacts and found to have active TB to be excluded | Children < 5 years who are household contacts of microbiologically confirmed pulmonary TB are included | Both 2 and 3 | 4 | Children < 5 years who are household contacts of microbiologically confirmed pulmonary TB (excluding household contacts diagnosed to have active TB/ on TB treatment) are denominator of the percentage of children given chemoprophylaxis from the total eligible children. |
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