Research Article
Performance of Laboratory Professionals Working on Malaria Microscopy in Tigray, North Ethiopia
Table 2
General laboratory setups of selected health institutions in Tigray, North Ethiopia, 2016.
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
| Number of microscope (s) in each lab | One | 7 | 30.4 | Two | 10 | 43.5 | ≥Three | 5 | 22.7 |
| Presence of guideline for reagent preparation | Yes | 19 | 86.4 | No | 3 | 13.6 |
| Kind of blood film used | Thin only | 0 | 0.0 | Thick only | 3 | 13.6 | Both | 19 | 86.4 |
| Internal quality control programs conducted | Yes | 19 | 86.4 | No | 3 | 13.6 |
| Type of microscope | Binocular with inbuilt lamp | 10 | 45.5 | Binocular with external light | 12 | 54.5 |
| Method of parasite quantification | Plus system | 20 | 91.0 | WBC system | 2 | 9.0 |
| Average time to read a slide (minutes) | 0–20 | 20 | 91.0 | 21–40 | 2 | 9.0 |
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