Evaluating the impact of decentralising tuberculosis microscopy services to rural township hospitals in gansu province, china

Table 3 Number of TB suspects checked per MC in association with MC's service population,

Indicators		No. of TB suspects checked Mean (Median)
Service population	≤10000	39 (18)
	10001-20000	45 (25)
	20001-30000	54 (34)
	>30000	69 (48)^a
Per capita income of MC covered areas:
	≤1000 RMB(USD 147)	42 (24)
	1001-2000 RMB (USD 147-294)	65 (43)^b
	2001-3000 RMB(USD 294-441)	40 (23)
	>3000 RMB(USD 441)	39 (22)
Supervision visit from CTD	Yes	55 (34)^c
	No	47 (21)

a Significant differences was found among groups (F = 8.232, χ² = 12.637, P < 0.001). Group ' > 30,000 population was significantly higher than other groups (P < 0.05).
b Significant difference was found among groups. '1001-2000 RMB(USD 147-294)' had higher number than the two higher income groups (P < 0.01).
c MCs with supervision checked more TB suspects (Mann-Whitney test, Z = -2.476, P = 0.013)

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