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Tuberculosis Patients Who Complete Curative Therapy by Year of Diagnosis, New Jersey, 2000 to 2020
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Why Is This Important?
If not treated properly, tuberculosis (TB) disease can be fatal. TB bacteria usually attack the lungs but may attack any part of the body. The bacteria are typically spread through the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat expels tiny airborne particles which people nearby can breathe in and become infected. Early detection and treatment of TB are essential to control the spread of the disease and to prevent outbreaks.^[https://www.cdc.gov/tb/about/index.html 1]^
Definition
Percentage of tuberculosis patients who complete curative therapy within 12 months
Data Notes
This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective TB-2.Data Source
National Tuberculosis Surveillance System; National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(https://www.cdc.gov/tb/statistics/tbcases.htm)
How the Measure is Calculated
Numerator:
Number of tuberculosis patients who completed curative therapy within 12 monthsDenominator:
Total number of tuberculosis patients
Related Health Objectives and Indicators
Health Initiative: HP2020
Healthy People 2020 Objective IID-30
U.S. Target: Increase treatment completion rate of all tuberculosis patients who are eligible to complete therapy to 93 percent by 2020
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/immunization-and-infectious-diseases
Health Initiative: HNJ2020
Healthy NJ 2020 Objective TB-2
NJ Target: Increase tuberculosis 12-month treatment completion rate to 93 percent by 2020
https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/tuberculosis.shtml