Table 2 Numbers and percentages of GPs who considered TB as one of the three possible diagnoses in any of the 5 clinical vignettes describing TB-cases
Clinical Vignette | Â | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Private | Public | P-Value |
| Â | N (%) | N (%) | Â |
TB case 1 (5 weeks cough, loss of weight) | 93 (60.4%) | 81(78.6%) | 0.002 |
TB case 2 (HIV with prolonged cough) | 119 (77.3%) | 83 (80.6%) | 0.526 |
TB case 3 (loss of weight, night sweats) | 112(72.2%) | 91 (88.3%) | 0.003 |
TB case 4 (cough with heamoptysis) | 109 (70.8%) | 78 (75.7%) | 0.382 |
TB case 5 (Cough, crackles at the apex) | 119 (77.3%) | 96 (93.2%) | 0.001 |
Sarcoidosis | 70 (49%) | 44 (44.4%) | 0.490 |
Fibrosis | 48 (32.9%) | 24 (24.2%) | 0.145 |
Pneumonia | 8 (5.5%) | 21 (21.2%) | 0.001 |
bronchiectasis | 16 (11.1%) | 13 (13.1%) | 0.633 |
COPD | 13 (9.0%) | 12 (12.1%) | 0.420 |