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Table 1 Regional variations in laboratory resources corrected for population (year 2000) (excluding two regions with teaching hospitals)

From: Improving the accuracy of malaria-related laboratory tests in Ghana

Region

 

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

Mean

Range

Population (millions)

 

2.10

1.55

2.65

2.10

1.25

0.70

1.80

1.85

  

Laboratories

Total

16

15

40

7

26

9

57

32

  
 

per 100,000 pop.

0.76

0.97

1.51

0.33

2.08

1.29

3.17

1.73

1.48

0.33–3.17

Trained staff

Total

13

9

21

11

11

7

19

24

  
 

per 100,000 pop.

0.62

0.58

0.79

0.52

0.88

1.00

1.06

1.30

0.85

0.52–1.30

Microscopes

Total

30

20

51

NI

16

6

76

20

  
 

per 100,000 pop.

1.40

1.29

1.92

NI

1.28

0.86

4.22

1.08

1.72

0.86–4.22

Colorimeters

Total

17

8

46

6

6

5

14

14

  
 

per 100,000 pop.

0.81

0.52

1.74

0.29

0.48

0.71

0.78

0.76

1.22

0.52–1.74

Centrifuges

Total

20

15

46

12

6

6

54

21

  
 

per 100,000 pop.

0.95

7.42

1.74

0.57

0.48

0.86

3.00

1.14

2.02

0.48–7.42

Haematocrit centrifuge

Total

9

4

39

7

8

2

5

10

  
 

per 100,000 pop.

0.43

0.23

1.47

0.33

0.64

0.29

0.28

0.54

0.53

0.23–1.47

Spectrophotometer

Total

5

3

13

2

5

2

3

2

  
 

per 100,000 pop.

0.24

0.19

0.49

0.95

0.40

0.29

0.17

0.11

0.39

0.11–0.95

Blood mixer

Total

5

3

20

0

0

1

10

0

  
 

per 100,000 pop.

0.24

0.19

0.75

0

0

0.14

0.56

0

0.24

0–0.75

  1. NI = no information