Table 1 Laboratories with molecular diagnostics in surveyed regions
Characteristics | Regions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Dar es Salaam | Mbeya | Morogoro | Mwanza | Shinyanga | |
Laboratories with molecular diagnostics for MDR-TB diagnosis per District. No.(%) | 11 (39) | 5 (42) | 2 (50) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 2 (50) |
Number of samples received for XpertMTB/RIF per day. No/ median (IQR) | 12 (11–22) | 20 (14–24) | 11 (10–12) | 12 (−) | 10 (−) | 21 (11–30) |
Number of samples tested in XpertMTB/RIF per day. No/Median (IQR) | 12 (12–14) | 12 (12–16) | 9 (6–12) | 8 (−) | 10 (−) | 18 (12–24) |
Number of staff for operating the XpertMTB/RIF per laboratory | 3 (2–6) | 3 (2–3) | 7 (2–11) | 2 (−) | 5 (−) | 9 (7–10) |
Number of staff trained for operating the XpertMTB/RIF. No./Median (IQR) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (−) | 3 (−) | 2 (−) | 4 (−) |
Estimated months XpertMTB/RIF was not working due to several reasons | 2 (1–4) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (1–4) | 2 (−) | 1 (−) | 2 (1–2) |