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Table 5 Self-reported reasons for failure to take diagnostic tests in the first round survey

From: Barriers to accessing TB diagnosis for rural-to-urban migrants with chronic cough in Chongqing, China: A mixed methods study

 

X-ray examination

Sputum smear test

Reasons

Migrants % (N)

Residents % (N)

Migrants % (N)

Residents % (N)

No money

34.7 (17)

28.4 (46)

18.4 (7)

22.7 (25)

Unnecessary

30.6 (15)

59.3 (96)

47.4 (18)

69.1 (76)

No time

28.6 (14)

9.9 (16)

10.5 (4)

0.9 (1)

Others

6.1 (3)

2.5 (4)

23.7 (9)

7.3 (8)

Total

100 (49)

100 (162)

100 (38)

100 (110)

  1. Note: X-ray examination: p < 0.001 (1 migrant case missing); Sputum smear test: p = 0.0091