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Criteria used by the Bapedi traditional healers to diagnose TB
| Signs and symptoms | No. of traditional healers* |
| Blood in the sputum | 19 |
| Prolonged cough | 14 |
| Weight loss | 4 |
| Swelled face and blood in the sputum | 2 |
| Chest pain and breathlessness | 1 |
Some traditional healers provided more than one diagnostic criterion
