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Table 2 Relationship between reporting errors in detection with selected demographic characteristics of participants, Hawassa Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2014

From: Performance evaluation of laboratory professionals on malaria microscopy in Hawassa Town, Southern Ethiopia

Variable

All ten slides correct (%)

At least one error (%)

Chi squire

Degree of freedom

P- value

Sex

     

 Male

6(19.4)

25(80.6)

0.072

1

0.8

 Female

9(22.0)

32(78.0)

   

Experience

     

 < 2 year’s

3(18.7)

13(81.3)

0.205

2

0.9

 ≥2 years

11(19.6)

45(80.4)

   

Number of slides

     

Examined per day

     

 <5

3(25.0)

9(75.0)

0.752

2

0.7

 5-10

6(25.0)

18(75.0)

   

 >10

6(16.7)

30(83.3)

   

In service training

     

 Yes

3(13.0)

20(87.0)

1.243

1

0.3

 No

12(24.5)

37(75.5)

   

Supervision

     

 Yes

4(13.3)

26(86.7)

1.754

1

0.2

 No

11(26.2)

31(73.8)