Table 4. Selected questions of the rabies laboratory practices questionnaire and results.
| Survey Item and Response | Freq. | Percent | Sensitivity(Mean) | Test Stat | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of rabies samples tested per week | - | 0.07 | 0.93 | ||
| 0–10 | 12 | 52 | 0.78 | - | - |
| 11–30 | 5 | 22 | 0.78 | - | - |
| >30 | 6 | 26 | 0.75 | - | - |
| Number of people performing tests in the lab | - | 2.5 | 0.11 | ||
| 1–2 | 8 | 35 | 0.86 | - | - |
| 3–4 | 11 | 48 | 0.69 | - | - |
| 4+ | 4 | 17 | 0.81 | - | - |
| Has a formal quality program | - | 44.5 | 0.82 | ||
| Yes | 17 | 74 | 0.78 | - | - |
| No | 6 | 26 | 0.74 | - | - |
| Has a quality control person with direct access to top level management | - | 35.5 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 19 | 83 | 0.78 | - | - |
| No | 4 | 17 | 0.75 | - | - |
| Has established, written lab quality manual | - | 24.5 | 0.65 | ||
| Yes | 21 | 91 | 0.76 | - | - |
| No | 2 | 9 | 0.85 | - | - |
| Rabies lab is restricted to the (rabies) testing personnel | - | 26.0 | 0.53 | ||
| Yes | 21 | 91 | 0.76 | - | - |
| No | 2 | 9 | 0.86 | - | - |
| Biological safety cabinet systems annually verified | - | 48.5 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 15 | 65 | 0.78 | - | - |
| No | 7 | 30 | 0.76 | - | - |
| Missing | 1 | 4 | |||
| Biological safety cabinet restricted for rabies testing | - | 25.5 | 0.24 | ||
| Yes | 17 | 74 | 0.80 | - | - |
| No | 5 | 22 | 0.68 | - | - |
| Missing | 1 | 4 | |||
| Has a fluorescence microscope | - | - | - | ||
| Yes | 23 | 100 | - | - | - |
| No | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Age of scope (years) | - | 1.63 | 0.22 | ||
| 0–5 | 10 | 44 | 0.80 | - | - |
| 6–15 | 8 | 35 | 0.68 | - | - |
| >15 | 5 | 22 | 0.85 | - | - |
| Optical surfaces cleaned after every use | - | 44.5 | 0.49 | ||
| Yes | 18 | 78 | 0.76 | - | - |
| No | 5 | 22 | 0.84 | - | - |