Table 1.
Biosafety engineered devices in diagnostic laboratories
| Variables | Public laboratories |
Private laboratories |
OR | 95% CI | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | No. present (%) | N | No. present (%) | ||||
| Isolated laboratory unit | 31 | 13 (41.9) | 49 | 4 (8.2) | 8.125 | 2.334–28.279 | 0.001 |
| Leak-proof working benches | 31 | 24 (77.4) | 49 | 33 (67.3) | 1.662 | 0.592–4.668 | 0.448 |
| Self-closing doors | 31 | 7 (22.6) | 49 | 5 (10.2) | 2.567 | 0.735–8.968 | 0.198 |
| Emergency exit | 31 | 1 (3.2) | 49 | 0 (0.0) | 4.369 | 0.192–123.40 | 0.388 |
| Hand washing sink | 31 | 27 (87.1) | 49 | 27 (55.1) | 5.500 | 1.610–18.110 | 0.003 |
| Fire extinguisher | 31 | 6 (19.4) | 49 | 3 (6.1) | 3.680 | 0.846–15.995 | 0.082 |
| Autoclave | 31 | 31 (100.0) | 49 | 35 (71.4) | 25.732 | 1.473–449.5 | <0.001 |
CI, confidence interval; N, number of laboratories; OR, odds ratio.