Table 4.
Quality control of smear microscopy in the tuberculosis-designated hospitals.
| Laboratory Method | Region | No. of TB-designated hospitals with testing capacity | No. of TB-designated hospitals with quality control | Percentage of TB-designated hospitals with quality control |
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| Smear microscopy (County) |
Eastern | 475 | 408 | 87% |
| Central | 445 | 333 | 76% | |
| Western | 336 | 238 | 71% | |
| Total | 1256 | 979 | 79% | |
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| Smear microscopy (Prefecture) |
Eastern | 132 | 106 | 80% |
| Central | 118 | 78 | 66% | |
| Western | 84 | 50 | 60% | |
| Total | 334 | 234 | 70% | |
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| Phenotypic DST (Prefecture) |
Eastern | 105 | 88 | 84% |
| Central | 76 | 53 | 70% | |
| Western | 22 | 14 | 64% | |
| Total | 203 | 155 | 76% | |
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| Molecular method (Prefecture) |
Eastern | 45 | 33 | 73% |
| Central | 35 | 23 | 66% | |
| Western | 18 | 10 | 56% | |
| Total | 98 | 66 | 67% | |