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Table 2 The diagnosis method and symptoms

From: Factors associated with tuberculosis cases in Semarang District, Indonesia: case–control study performed in the area where case detection rate was extremely low

 

N

%

Location of diagnosis

 Health center

101

78

 Private clinic

16

13

 Others

12

9

Way of diagnosis

 No clinical examination

20

16

 Smear alone

39

30

 Smear, X-ray

70

54

Symptoms (multiple answers)

 Cough with sputum

125

97

 Cough >2w

123

95

 Hemoptysis

78

60

 Dyspnea

86

67

 Chest pain

102

79

 Malaise

108

84

 Anorexia

108

84

 Weight loss

101

78

 Sweat at night

77

60

 Subfever >1 Mo

72

56

  1. Mantoux test was utilized only in 2 cases. The mean ± SD of complaints/person was 7.5 ± 2.3, whereas that of the controls only 1.0 ± 1.7 (ρ < 0.05, Students’ t test)
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

ISSN: 1347-4715

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