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. 2019 Mar 22;7(1):41–53. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00318

TABLE 2.

Number and Yield of TB Referrals by Type of Provider and Quarter

Quarter and Year Chest Physician
General Practitioner
Specialty Physician
Total
No. of Referrals No. of TB Cases Yield (%) No. of Referrals No. of TB Cases Yield (%) No. of Referrals No. of TB Cases Yield (%) No. of Referrals No. of TB Cases Yield (%)
Q4 2015 40 28 70.0 46 39 84.8 8 6 75.0 94 73 77.7
Q1 2016 81 43 53.1 154 101 65.6 32 19 59.4 267 163 61.0
Q2 2016 101 60 59.4 128 69 53.9 30 15 50.0 259 144 55.6
Q3 2016 110 61 55.5 207 108 52.2 25 9 36.0 342 178 52.0
Q4 2016 109 47 43.1 233 104 44.6 48 18 37.5 390 169 43.3
Q1 2017 153 82 53.6 380 139 36.6 65 17 26.2 598 238 39.8
Q2 2017 151 78 51.7 443 155 35.0 77 34 44.2 671 267 39.8
Total 745 399 53.6 1591 715 44.9 285 118 41.4 2621 1232 47.0

Abbreviations: Q, quarter; TB, tuberculosis.