Assessment of Coverage and Quality of Selected Clinical Chemistry Tests among Medical Laboratories of Health Facilities in Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia
Table 1
Distribution of health facilities according to their ownership, location, and reason for not undertaking clinical chemistry tests.
Type of variable
Health facilities without clinical chemistry test service
Total
Medium clinic
Hospitals
HC
NGO
Owned by
Governmental
0
2
48
0
50(75%)
Private
15
0
0
0
15(23%)
NGOs
0
0
0
1
1(2%)
Residence
Rural part of the Zone
3
2
45
0
50(75%)
Town
12
0
3
1
16(25%)
Reason for not undertaking clinical chemistry tests
Lack of budget
15
0
45
1
61(92.4%)
Lack of skilled professional to undertake clinical chemistry tests
