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Table 3 Proportion of tuberculosis patients from different sources in Hainan Province from 2013 to 2022

From: Toward tuberculosis elimination by understanding epidemiologic characteristics and risk factors in Hainan Province, China

Methods of discovery

Case (%)

Passive case finding

 Symptom based medical consultation

21,955 (34.28)

 Referral

32,047 (50.04)

 Tracing

6753 (10.55)

Recommendations by primary health centers

2536 (3.96)

Active case finding

 Physical examination

476 (0.74)

 Active screening

36 (0.06)

Other ways

239 (0.37)

Total

64,042