Table 2.
Number of presumptive tuberculosis cases seen by private GPs in eight cities in Indonesia (2011) and utilization of smear microscopy in the diagnostic process
| City | Ever seen presumptive TB in the past year | Presumptive TB per month | Utilized smear microscopy in diagnosing TB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%)a | 90 % CI | Median | Q1 | Q3 | n (%)b | 90 % CI | |
| Medan | 47 (68.1) | 58.7–77.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 36 (76.6) | 66.1–87.1 |
| Palembang | 59 (69.4) | 61.1–77.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 37 (62.7) | 52.1–73.3 |
| Banjarmasin | 35 (47.3) | 37.6–57.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 23 (65.7) | 51.9–79.5 |
| Jakarta | 32 (68.1) | 56.5–79.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 22 (68.8) | 54.6–82.9 |
| Bandung | 27 (51.9) | 40.2–63.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 20 (74.1) | 59.4–88.7 |
| Semarang | 75 (83.3) | 76.8–89.9 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 50 (66.7) | 57.5–75.8 |
| Surabaya | 53 (61.6) | 52.8–70.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 33 (62.3) | 51.0–73.5 |
| Jayapura | 39 (88.6) | 80.5–96.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 33 (84.6) | 74.7–94.5 |
TB tuberculosis
aDenominator: number of interviewed private GPs (see Table 1)
bDenominator: number of private GPs ever seen presumptive TB