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Fig. 3

From: Provider initiated tuberculosis case finding in outpatient departments of health care facilities in Ghana: yield by screening strategy and target group

Fig. 3

Quarterly notification rates of all TB cases for Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions with linear-trend lines from 2008 to 2013. Q: Quarter, GA-AT: Greater Accra all TB cases, AS-AT: Ashanti all TB cases. Baseline trend – refers to the linear-trend line drawn to project TB notification expected during the intervention period for both regions using quarterly historical TB notification data from Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions during the baseline period (first quarter of 2008 up to the second quarter of 2010) before the intervention started. Intervention trend – refers to the linear-trend line drawn through the actual TB notification data from Greater Accra Region during the intervention period (third quarter 2010 to fourth quarter 2013). Control trend – refers to the linear-trend line drawn through the actual TB notification data from Ashanti Region during the period (third quarter 2010 to fourth quarter 2013)

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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