Clinical laboratories are mandated to deliver accurate, reliable, timely and correctly reported result which, used in decision making for disease screening, diagnosis and monitoring. With aid of six sigma principles and metrics it is possible to assess the quality laboratory process and the quality control that is needed to ensure that the desired quality is achieved. Thus, this study was undertaken to evaluate the performance of biochemical parameters by calculating the sigma metrics of individual parameters using internal quality control (IQC) and Proficiency Testing (PT) results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEfforts towards slowing down coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission and reducing mortality have focused on timely case detection, isolation and treatment. Availability of laboratory COVID-19 testing capacity using reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was essential for case detection. Hence, it was critical to establish and expand this capacity to test for COVID-19 in Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly transmittable virus that continues to disrupt livelihoods, particularly those of low-income segments of society, around the world. In Ethiopia, more specifically in the capital city of Addis Ababa, a sudden increase in the number of confirmed positive cases in high-risk groups of the community has been observed over the last few weeks of the first case. Therefore, this study aims to assess knowledge, practice and associated factors that can contribute to the prevention of COVID-19 among high-risk groups in Addis Ababa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Physician is a central figure in the client list of clinical laboratory. Monitoring physicians' satisfaction with laboratory service is an important indicator of the quality management system and required by international laboratory standards. However, there is no national data on physician satisfaction with laboratory services in Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Knowing customers' level of satisfaction is relevant to improve and provide quality health care services. In the clinical laboratory, monitoring customers' satisfaction is an important indicator of the quality management system and required by international laboratory standards. However, in Ethiopia, there has not been baseline data about the satisfaction level of patients' with laboratory services at the national level.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus . According to the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health's 2013-2014 report, the tuberculosis case detection rate was 53.7%, which was below the target of 81% set for that year.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Microscopic diagnosis of Giemsa-stained thick and thin blood films has remained the standard laboratory method for diagnosing malaria. High quality performance of microscopists that examine blood slides in health facilities remains critically important.
Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the performance of 107 malaria microscopists working at 23 malaria rechecking laboratories in Ethiopia.