11.4 Monitoring and Evaluating of Contact Investigation process

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• Data from the contact investigation will be collected in standardized form and register. (Annex).
• National TB control programme will routinely evaluate the effectiveness of contact investigations and design interventions to improve performance.
• Data collection during contact investigations has multiple purposes. First, good information is important for the management and follow-up of index cases and their contacts. Secondly, systematic collection and analysis of data will provide useful insights on the overall yield of contact investigations as well as for specific groups and epidemiological settings. Thirdly, data on indicators of care are useful for evaluating programme performance objectives.
• At field level, overall the UHFPO will be responsible for ensuring proper implementation, recording and reporting of Contact Investigation. S/he will review regular implementation updates, analyze reports and use this data for program updates & improvement.
• HA, HI, AHI, DOTS providers and TLCA will coordinate with each other and ensure prompt visits to the index case household, referral of all symptomatic (adult and children) and asymptomatic contacts for evaluation.
• At least, the following information will be collected:
  • number of contact investigations carried out;
  • number, age, sex of contacts identified;
  • number who completed medical evaluation and relevant investigations;
  • the number with TB cases identified from contact investigation;
  • and the numbers of contacts put on preventive treatment.