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Table 2 Symptoms* and its duration reported by patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (n = 450)

From: Healthcare-seeking behavior, treatment delays and its determinants among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in rural Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Symptoms

Symptom

Duration (weeks)

 

N (%)

Median (IQR)

Cough

450 (100)

8 (8, 12)

Fever

300 (66.7)

2 (2, 3)

Weight loss

426 (94.7)

4 (4, 8)

Night sweats

402 (89.3)

4 (4, 8)

Hemoptysis

156 (34.7)

4 (1, 4)

Chest pain

60 (13.3)

2 (2, 4)

Body weakness

138 (30.7)

3 (1, 4)

Others

10 (2.2)

1 (0, 2)

  1. * For most patients, two or more symptoms were reported.