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Table 2 Comparison of smear positive TB patients with cough duration according to diagnostic centre

From: Detection of pulmonary tuberculosis among patients with cough attending outpatient departments in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: does duration of cough matter?

Cough duration

 

Two weeks or more

N = 1973

Less than two weeks

N = 241

 

Area of diagnosis

Patients with cough

Proportion of smear +ve patients among coughers % (n/N)

Proportion of Patients with cough

Proportion of smear +ve patients among coughers % (n/N)

P values ¥

Municipal Hospitals

Mwananyamala

682

14.8 (101/682)

65

10.8 (7/65)

0.376

Amana

312

21.2 (66/312)

27

11.1 (3/27)

0.214

Temeke

457

9.4 (43/457)

39

17.9 (7/39)

0.155

*Hospitals Total

1451

14.5 (210/1451)

131

13 (17/131)

0.640

Health Centres

Magomeni

207

10.1 (21/207)

72

5.6 (4/72)

0.240

Tabata

80

1.3 (1/80)

15

0

 

Zakiem

235

7.7 (18/235)

23

0

 

*Health Centres Total

522

7.7 (40/522)

110

3.6 (4/110)

0.132

  1. • *Pearson Chi-Square = 38.8; p = 0.001.