Research Article
A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Capacity of Health Facility Laboratories in Zone One of Afar Regional State, Ethiopia
Table 2
Tests performed at six health centers laboratories of zone one of Afar region, Ethiopia.
| No | Laboratory Test | Number of health centers laboratories (%) |
| 1. | Hemoglobin estimation | 2 (33.3 %) | 2. | Blood slide for haemoparasites | 6 (100%) | 3. | Stool microscopy for parasites | 6 (100%) | 4. | Sputum for AFB | 6 (1000%) | 5. | Skin slit for AFB | 0 (0%) | 6. | Urine sediment microscopy | 6 (100%) | 7. | Urine chemical test using multiple urine deep stick | 6 (100%) | 8. | Syphilis screening | 5 (83.3%) | 9. | Sickle cell screen | 0 (0%) | 10. | Genito-urinary tract specimens | 0 (0%) | 11. | Pus swabs | 0 (0%) | 12. | HIV screening | 6 (100%) | 13. | Blood grouping (ABO) | 6 (100%) | 14. | Rhesus typing (Rh blood grouping) | 6 (100%) | 15. | Total white cell count | 2 (22.2%) | 16. | Differential white cell count | 3 (33.3%) | 17. | Cerebrospinal fluid microscopy | 0 (0%) | 18. | Cerebrospinal fluid chemistry | 0 (0%) |
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