Table 1.
Characteristics of surveyed health facilities in malaria low-transmission areas of Kenya, 2014
| Characteristic | QA-pilot health facilities (N = 21) | Non-QA pilot health facilities (N = 21) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Health-facility level | ||||
| Primary care facilities | 12 | 58 | 12 | 58 |
| Dispensary | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| Health centre | 10 | 48 | 10 | 48 |
| Hospitals | 9 | 42 | 9 | 42 |
| Primary hospital | 8 | 38 | 8 | 38 |
| Secondary or referral hospital | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Urban location | 10 | 48 | 4 | 19 |
| Participates in SLIPTA program | 4 | 19 | 3 | 14 |
| Microscope(s) in good optical condition | 20 | 95 | 18 | 86 |
| Workload >10 malaria slides per day | 14 | 67 | 13 | 70 |
| Characteristic | QA-pilot health facilities (N = 21) | Non-QA pilot health facilities (N = 21) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Range | Median | Range | |
| Number of microscopists | ||||
| Dispensary | 1 | – | 3 | 2–3 |
| Health centre | 2 | 1–4 | 2 | 1–2 |
| Primary hospital | 7 | 5–12 | 4 | 2–7 |
| Secondary or referral hospital | 7 | – | 7 | – |
| Malaria slide workload per day | ||||
| Dispensary | 22 | 5–28 | 30 | 7–52 |
| Health centre | 17 | 5–21 | 15 | 4–19 |
| Primary hospital | 21 | 7–28 | 18 | 6–52 |
| Secondary or referral hospital | 9 | 4–16 | 18 | 7–28 |
QA quality assurance, SLIPTA stepwise laboratory improvement towards accreditation, an external laboratory-strengthening program sponsored by World Health Organization