Figure 1: Architecture diagram of TB track application for TB patients [24].

Figure 2: Shows the TB track patient mobile app screen shot in intensive phase presented with virtual tablet strip which patient needs to submit to TB track database [24].

Figure 3: Shows patient has submitted medicine intake [24].

Figure 4: Shows the patient TB track app screen shot in continuous phase presented with virtual tablet strip which the patient needs to submit to TB track database [24].

Figure 5: Shows different medicine dosage for different day in a week [24].

Figure 6: Shows the symptoms screen shot in the app that patient can choose and submit if the patient encounters with during the course of treatment [24].

Figure 7:Shows the app having multi-lingual support the other language shown is Malayalam [24].

Figure 8: Shows screen shot of provision for one touch emergency phone call and SMS messaging feature [24].

Figure 9: Shows the TB track mobile app’s main menu which the patient needs to select by pressing the button of choice presented with symbolic and multi-lingual support [24].

Figure 10: Shows the TB track mobile app’s main menu which the patient needs to select by pressing the button of choice presented with symbolic and multi-lingual support [24].

Figure 11: Shows screen shot of app providing details of patient treatment [24].

Figure 12: Shows the generated QR code in patients mobile TB track app generated from TB track server which carries random message [24].

Figure 13: shows DOTS provider’s mobile TB track app which needs to scan the QR code generated in patient mobile app and decoded message will be send to TB track server for verification. On successful verification timestamp will be entered in database to register the DOTS provider-patient interaction [24].

Figure 14: TB track application database schema [24].

Figure 15: Shows statistics on usability of TB track App presented with symbolic representation and Localization as user interface [24].

Figure 16: Shows statistics on mock symptoms reporting with 200 samples from 20 patients [24].

Estimates of TB burden (2016)

Number

Rate per 100,000 population

Incidence of TB cases (includes HIV + TB)

2.790 million

211

Incidence (HIV+TB only)

87000

6.6

Incidence (MDR/RR-TB))

147000

11

Mortality (excludes HIV+TB)

423000

32

Mortality (HIV+TB only)

12000

0.92

Percent calorie needs: % of calories from PN; TPN: Total Parenteral Nutrition; BMI: Body-Mass-Index percentile; Yr: year

Table 1: Study Patient Characteristics.