Table 5.
Availability of essential laboratory tests at NICU of PHLs, USAID Transform: Primary Health Care, January-March 2020 (N=107 for the first two variables, N=106 for the rest of the variables)
| Variable | Number | Percent |
| Laboratory tests | 70 | 65% |
| CBC (any of WBC & Diff, RBC, Hgb, HCT, Platelet count) | 85 | 79% |
| Blood Morphology | 40 | 37% |
| Blood Film | 101 | 94% |
| Bleeding time & Coagulating time | 34 | 32% |
| ESR | 84 | 78% |
| Reticulocyte count | 48 | 45% |
| Blood group & Rh | 106 | 99% |
| VDRL | 103 | 96% |
| Blood Chemistry (any of SGOT, SGPT, Bilirubin direct & total, BUN) | 45 | 42% |
| Serum electrolytes (any of Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Phosphorous, Calcium) | 27 | 25% |
| HBsAg | 94 | 88% |
| Gram stain | 60 | 56% |
| Urine analysis | 104 | 97% |
| Stool exam | 104 | 97% |
| Culture and sensitivity of any fluid | 13 | 12% |