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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

From: How do private general practitioners manage tuberculosis cases? A survey in eight cities in Indonesia

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

  1. TB tuberculosis
  2. aDenominator: number of interviewed private GPs (see Table 1)
  3. bDenominator: number of private GPs ever seen presumptive TB