Table 6 Factors associated with high errors with MTB test
Variable | MTB errors (n = 38) | χ2 p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
High (≥ 3%) N (%) | Low (< 3%) N (%) | ||
Age of respondents | |||
< 38 years | 6 (28.6) | 15 (71.4) | 0.197 0.658 |
≥ 38 years | 6 (35.3) | 11 (64.7) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 8 (29.6) | 19 (70.4) | 0.164 0.685 |
Female | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | |
Type of health facility | |||
Public | 9 (31.0) | 20 (69.0) | 0.017 0.897 |
Private | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | |
Facility is a DOTS center | |||
Yes | 9 (29.0) | 22 (71.0) | FT 0.656 |
No | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | |
Facility is a microscopy center | |||
Yes | 6 (31.6) | 13 (68.4) | FT 1.0 |
No | 6 (31.6) | 13 (68.4) | |
Previous experience with molecular diagnostic method | |||
Yes | 7 (33.3) | 14 (66.7) | 0.067 0.796 |
No | 5 (29.4) | 12 (70.6) | |
Laboratory staff trained by Molbio | |||
Yes | 10 (29.4) | 24 (70.6) | FT 0.577 |
No | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | |
No of years of experience | |||
< 10 years | 7 (35.0) | 13 (65.0) | 0.229 0.632 |
≥ 10 years | 5 (27.8) | 13 (72.2) | |
No of years in TB program | |||
≤ 5 years | 4 (22.2) | 14 (77.8) | 1.386 0.2398 |
> 5 years | 8 (40.0) | 12 (60.0) | |
SOP for conducting Truenat visibly pasted on wall | |||
Yes | 11 (31.4) | 24 (68.6) | FT 1.0 |
No | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | |
SOP for sample preparation for Truenat DNA extraction visibly pasted | |||
Yes | 9 (28.1) | 23 (71.9) | FT 0.357 |
No | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | |
Preventive maintenance log form visibly kept and recorded | |||
Yes | 10 (32.3) | 21 (67.7) | FT 1.0 |
No | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | |
Flushing protocol conducted and reported in form at least once monthly | |||
Yes | 10 (31.3) | 22 (68.7) | FT 1.0 |
No | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | |
Slider glass change conducted and reported at least once monthly in past three months | |||
Yes | 11 (33.3) | 22 (66.7) | FT 1.0 |
No | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | |
