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. 2015 Jun 3;92(Suppl 6):39–50. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0391

Table 2.

Expiry status and quality of samples by collection method, at time of purchase and time of analysis

n (%)
All Census survey collection MC collection
Total 291 212 79
Of which poor quality 91 (31.3) 67 (31.6) 37 (30.4)
Status at time of purchase Expired 32 21 11
Of which poor quality 13 (40.6) 10 (47.6) 3 (27.3)
Not expired 228 184 44
Of which poor quality 65 (28.5) 55 (29.9) 10 (22.7)
Don't know 31 7 24
Of which poor quality 13 (41.9) 2 (28.6) 11 (25.8)
Status at time of analysis Expired 72 53 19
Of which poor quality 29 (40.3) 24 (45.3) 5 (26.3)
Not expired 188 152 36
Of which poor quality 49 (26.1) 41 (27.0) 8 (22.2)
Don't know 31 7 24
Of which poor quality 13 (41.9) 2 (28.6) 11 (45.8)

MC = mystery client.

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