TABLE 3.
Sample testing phase turn-around time for sickle cell samples collected in Uganda, by parameter, February 2014 to March 2019.
| Parameter | Samples tested† | Sample testing turn-around time |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Median (days) | IQR‡ | ||
| Programme year (n = 263 417) | |||
| Year 1 | 94 184 | 0 | 0–1 |
| Year 2 | 2157 | 4 | 2–5 |
| Year 3 | 55 844 | 5 | 3–7 |
| Year 4 | 69 377 | 7 | 4–14 |
| Year 5 | 41 855 | 6 | 4–10 |
| Year 5 testing month (n = 42 201) | |||
| April 2018 | 6157 | 4 | 3–6 |
| May 2018 | 5682 | 5 | 4–6 |
| June 2018 | 3443 | 4 | 2–6 |
| July 2018 | 3429 | 5 | 3–6 |
| August 2018 | 3436 | 5 | 4–7 |
| September 2018 | 3014 | 4 | 3–6 |
| October 2018 | 3365 | 5 | 4–8 |
| November 2018 | 3066 | 6 | 5–10 |
| December 2018 | 1706 | 12 | 8–13 |
| January 2019 | 3516 | 13 | 9–20 |
| February 2019 | 2604 | 11 | 6–13 |
| March 2019 | 2783 | 10 | 8, 15 |
| Testing cohort (n = 263 400) | |||
| Sickle cell/HIV co-testing | 208 210 | 3 | 0–8 |
| Sickle specific testing | 55 190 | 4 | 2–6 |
n = 263 417.
IQR, interquartile range.
†
, 15 234 samples did not have available dates for when received and tested to calculate sample testing turn-around time;
‡
, 25% – 75% interquartile range.