| Title |
The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown: Quality of Clinical Laboratories in Kampala, Uganda
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0064661 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ali M. Elbireer, J. Brooks Jackson, Hakim Sendagire, Alex Opio, Danstan Bagenda, Timothy K. Amukele |
| Abstract |
Clinical laboratories are crucial in addressing the high rates of communicable and non-communicable diseases seen in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, the most basic information, such as the number and quality of clinical laboratories in SSA, is not available. The objective of this study was to create a practical method for obtaining this information in SSA towns and cities using an initial survey in Kampala, Uganda. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 14% |
| Congo | 1 | 14% |
| Uganda | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 43% |
| Members of the public | 3 | 43% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 84 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 29% |
| Researcher | 16 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 11% |
| Unknown | 17 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 36% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 14% |
| Unknown | 17 | 20% |