Table 3 The type and number of laboratory investigation pre- and post-intervention
Pre-interventione | Post-interventionf | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Type of laboratory investigation | The number of laboratory investigations; n = 1758 | Type of laboratory investigation | The number of laboratory investigations; n = 811 |
Total serum bilirubin without differential | 249 (14.2) | Serum bilirubin with differential | 203 (25.0) |
Urine culture and sensitivity test | 237 (13.5) | Urine dipstick & microscopy test | 107 (13.2) |
Liver function test | 198 (11.3) | Free T4/TSH | 105 (12.9) |
Serum bilirubin with differential | 194 (11.0) | Full blood counts | 98 (12.1) |
Free T4/TSH | 180 (10.2) | Reticulocyte count | 86 (10.6) |
Full blood counts | 165 (9.4) | Total serum bilirubin without differential | 39 (4.8) |
Full blood picture | 139 (7.9) | Urine culture and sensitivity test | 25 (3.1) |
Urine dipstick & microscopy test | 131 (7.5) | Liver function test | 63 (7.8) |
Reticulocyte count | 102 (5.8) | Renal Profile | 24 (3.0) |
Renal Profile | 87 (4.9) | Full blood picture | 21 (2.6) |
G6PD | 47 (2.7) | G6PD | 9 (1.1) |
Blood Group | 24 (1.4) | Blood Group | 0 (0.0) |
Ultrasound | 3 (0.2) | Ultrasound | 3 (0.4) |
TORCHES | 2 (0.1) | TORCHES | 4 (0.5) |
Urine dipstick | 0 (0.0) | Urine dipstick | 24 (3.0) |