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Solo practice
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48%
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Average length of time practicing in this clinic/location
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10 years
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|
Practicing medicine in another location
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74%
|
|
Previously participated in a PPM project
|
7%
|
|
Monthly report of patients sent to CHC
|
63%
|
|
Follow-up contact with CHC staff in past year
|
22%
|
|
Average length of time for patient to get from PP clinic to CHC
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12 min
|
|
Average number of patients with TB symptoms seen in the past year (range)
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11 (0–150)
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|
Average number of TB cases diagnosed in the past year (range)
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6 (0–54)
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|
Normal place of referral for sputum smear for patients with TB symptoms
|
|
CHC
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41%
|
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Laboratory (private or city health office laboratory)
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26%
|
|
Hospital
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7%
|
|
Other (public/government lung centre)
|
26%
|
|
Normal place of treatment for positive TB cases
|
|
Own clinic
|
21%
|
|
CHC
|
42%
|
|
Hospital
|
8%
|
|
Others (public/government lung centre)
|
29%
|
|
Correct answer given to the question: “Which TB signs and symptoms are the most important for investigation of TB?”
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59%
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