Table 1.

Sputum temperature and duration of storage according to screening sites

Screening sites	Storage Temperature	All sputum	≤ 3days	4-7days	> 7days
CRLAT	2-8°C	89	14	28	47
Dafra	2-8°C	98	6	24	68
	RT°	31	1	6	24
Dande	RT°	63	1	15	47
Hounde	RT°	64	8	23	33
PPH	2-8°C	59	31	9	19
All, n (%)	2-8°C	246 (61)	51 (13)	61 (15)	134 (33)
	RT°	158 (39)	10 (2.5)	44 (11)	104 (26)
Total		404 (100)	61 (15)	105 (26)	238 (59)

Number of samples for each site according to temperature and duration of storage.

% = n / total samples for that category. RT° = room temperature (minima and maxima average 22°C and 35°C respectively)