Table 5.

Wastage rates and value of unused laboratory commodities in selected hospitals in Jimma zone, April 30 to May 29, 2019

Item description	Units	Amount wasted	*Total quantities of items in the year	Wastage rate (%)	Value of wasted items
					Unit price (USD)	Total price (USD)
Safranin O	1 L	13	13	100	1.3	17.3
Gram stain reagent, iodine	1 L	11	14	78.6	1.3	14.6
Gram stain reagent, alcohol	1 L	23	36	63.9	2.0	45.7
Acid-alcohol solution	1 L	15	25	60	7.8	117.6
Sensitivity antibiotic discs	1 ampoule	50	100	50	7.8	388.9
Hematology autoanalyzer reagent kit	1 test	28	76	36.8	101.0	2826.9
Chemistry autoanalyzer reagent kit, GOT (AST)	1 test	23	67	34.3	26.3	603.8
HIV test kit 3rd response	1 test	17	77	22.1	37.7	640.4
HIV test kit 1st response	1 test	104	493	21.1	20.1	2142.4
Gram stain reagent, crystal violet	1 L	6	32	18.8	4.4	26.3
Carbol Fuchsin (Basic Fuchsin), 1%	1 g	11	61	18	3.9	43.0
Chemistry autoanalyzer reagent kit, glucose	1 test	10	63	15.9	18.8	187.7
Immersion oil	1 mL	18	139	13	4.9	88.6
HIV test kit 2nd response	1 test	25	216	11.6	34.0	850.8
Pregnancy test kit	1 test	31	275	11.3	13.9	429.4
Formalin, solution	1 L	15	139	10.8	2.7	40.7
Methylene blue solution	1 L	9	90	10	1.7	14.9
Methanol	Bottle	2	25	8	8.1	16.2
Chemistry autoanalyzer reagent kit, creatine	1 test	3	48	6.3	19.6	58.7
CD4 test reagents	Kit	2	35	5.7	600.4	1200.7
RPR/VDRL kit	Kit	3	150	2	13.8	41.3
Alcohol 70%	1 L	19	2352	0.8	23.8	452.9
Average wastage rate				27.2	Total (USD)	10,248.5

*Beginning balance plus total received quantities in between April 2018 and March 2019