Table 1.

Laboratory technician training

Technician training	2009	2014
	N* = 109 (%)	N = 163 (%)
Educational level
Basic laboratory training†	26 (23.9)	20 (12.3)
Medium laboratory training‡	81 (74.3)	141 (86.5)
Other training	2 (1.8)	2 (1.2)
Refresher training on malaria diagnosis within the last year	61 (56.0)	148 (90.8)

^*Number of laboratory technicians present at time of evaluation.

^†10th grade educational level with an incorporated 2.5 years of training on laboratory technology.

^‡12th grade educational level with an incorporated 4.5 years of training on laboratory technology.