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Table 3 Issuing of results by type of operator

From: Task shifting for point-of-care early infant diagnosis: a comparison of the quality of testing between nurses and laboratory personnel in Zimbabwe

Variable

Laboratory specialized

(N = 319)

Nurse (N = 1297)

p value

Proportion of results issued to clients

315 (98.7%)

1 283 (98.9%)

0.790

Median time from sample collection to receipt of results by caregiver

1.0 (0.0–3.0)

0.0 (0.0–2.0)

0.583

Median time from sample collection to processing

0.0 (0.0–1.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.541

Median time from processing to issuing of results to caregiver

0.0 (0.0–2.0)

0.0 (0.0–1.0)

0.565