Table 1. Comparing the diagnostic performance of screening approaches for smear positive or bacteriologically-confirmed tuberculosis, Rwanda 2012.
Number of positive | Odds Ratio | SE | p-value | [95% CI] | ||
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Positivity of combined field microscopy | ||||||
Symptom screening only (n = 2,092) | 4 | 1.00 | ||||
CXR screening only (n = 2,110) | 13 | 3.23 | 1.85 | 0.040 | 1.05 | 9.94 |
Symptom and CXR screening (n = 545) | 12 | 11.75 | 6.80 | 0.000 | 3.78 | 36.58 |
Bacteriologically confirmed TB | ||||||
Symptom screening only (n = 2,092) | 4 | 1.00 | ||||
CXR screening only (n = 2,110) | 20 | 4.99 | 2.74 | 0.003 | 1.70 | 14.64 |
Symptom and CXR screening (n = 545) | 14 | 13.76 | 7.83 | 0.000 | 4.51 | 41.98 |
SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval; CXR, chest X-ray; TB, Tuberculosis