Table 5.
Administrative control of safety in diagnostic laboratories
| Variables | Public laboratories |
Private laboratories |
OR | 95% CI | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | No. present (%) | N | No. present (%) | ||||
| Written SOPs | 31 | 5 (16.1) | 49 | 0 (0.0) | 20.550 | 1.093–386.33 | 0.007 |
| HBV vaccination policy | 31 | 6 (19.4) | 49 | 2 (4.1) | 5.640 | 1.059–30.040 | 0.082 |
| Record spills/accidents | 31 | 0 (0.0) | 49 | 0 (0.0) | — | — | — |
| Biosafety officer | 31 | 0 (0.0) | 49 | 0 (0.0) | — | — | — |
| Biosafety manual | 31 | 1 (3.2) | 49 | 0 (0.0) | 4.870 | 0.192–123.46 | 0.388 |
| Biohazard sign | 31 | 3 (9.7) | 49 | 0 (0.0) | 12.158 | 0.606–244.05 | 0.055 |
CI, confidence interval; HBV, Hepatitis B virus; N, number of laboratories; OR, odds ratio; SOPs, standard operating procedures.