Table 1. Distribution of surveyed MBLs by health care setting.
Category |
MBLs by health care setting, N = 44 |
MBLs performing EBF analysis, N = 29 |
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Private, N (proportion) | 7 (0.16) | 0 (0) |
Secondary, N (proportion) | 26 (0.59) | 20 (0.69) |
Tertiary, N (proportion) | 11 (0.25) | 9 (0.31) |
MBLs – medical biochemistry laboratories; EBF – extravascular body fluid. Secondary health care MBLs comprise laboratories located in special and general hospitals. Tertiary health care MBLs comprise laboratories located in clinics, clinical hospitals and clinical hospital centres. Private laboratories bill the customer for laboratory services provided. |