There was a statistically significant reduction in TB treatment coverage for those diagnosed in years 2021 and 2022 as compared with year 2019 for males (−12.1%; 95% CI −22.7 to −1.5) and borderline significant reduction for females (−13.9%; 95% CI −32.7 to 5.0).
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Sex-disaggregated patterns in tuberculosis treatment coverage and outcomes among a nationally representative sample of deaths in India: 2019-2022.
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However, by the year of diagnosis, there was a 57%–70% increase in not starting TB treatment among those diagnosed with TB in 2021/22 as compared with 2020/19, and a significant drop in TB treatment coverage for males and of borderline significance for females diagnosed in 2021/22 as compared with 2019.