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Table 4 Relevant diagnostic test among TB suspects in two survey rounds

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

 

Prescribed by doctor % (N)

Actual take-up % (N)

Prescribed by doctor % (N)

Actual take-up % (N)

First survey

61.0(613)

65.4 (401)

19.1 (192)

26.1 (44)

Follow-up survey

38.7 (92)

91.1 (82)

15.2 (36)

83.3 (30)