Table 4 Participant questionnaire: ease of use, risk and appropriateness of each devicea
Nigeria n = 78b | Philippines n = 75b | Uganda n = 73bc | Combined n = 226b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number and (%) of health workers answering "Yes"> | ||||
Easy to collect (pick up) blood | ||||
LOOP | 77 (99%) | 30 (40%) | 67 (92%) | 174 (77%) |
STRAW-PIPETTE | 42 (54%) | 61/74 (82%) | 40 (55%) | 143/225 (64%) |
GLASS CAPILLARY | 72 (92%) | 63/74 (85%) | 50 (68%) | 185/225 (82%) |
CALIBRATED PIPETTE | 42 (54%) | 61/74 (82%) | 32 (44%) | 135/225 (60%) |
INVERTED CUP | 78 (100%) | 57 (76%) | 71 (97%) | 206 (91%) |
Easy to release (deposit) blood | ||||
LOOP | 78 (100%) | 63 (84%) | 69 (95%) | 210 (93%) |
STRAW-PIPETTE | 61 (78%) | 68/74 (92%) | 61 (84%) | 190/225 (84%) |
GLASS CAPILLARYd | 9 (12%) | 28/74 (38%) | 34 (47%) | 71/225 (32%) |
CALIBRATED PIPETTE | 61 (78%) | 68/74 (92%) | 66 (90%) | 195/225 (87%) |
INVERTED CUP | 78 (100%) | 65 (87%) | 68 (93%) | 211 (93%) |
Risk of blood exposure | ||||
LOOP | 1/76 (1%) | 22/74 (30%) | 9 (12%) | 32/223 (14%) |
STRAW-PIPETTE | 5 (6%) | 7/73 (10%) | 19 (26%) | 31/224 (14%) |
GLASS CAPILLARY | 21 (27%) | 11/71 (15%) | 17 (23%) | 49/222 (22%) |
CALIBRATED PIPETTE | 14 (18%) | 5/73 (7%) | 17 (23%) | 36/224 (16%) |
INVERTED CUP | 0/77 (0%) | 10/74 (14%) | 2 (3%) | 12/224 (5%) |
Appropriate for health workers to use in patient care | ||||
LOOP | 76 (97%) | 37 (49%) | 65 (89%) | 178 (79%) |
STRAW-PIPETTE | 47 (60%) | 63/73 (86%) | 39 (53%) | 149/224 (67%) |
GLASS CAPILLARYd | 22 (28%) | 48/71 (68%) | 36 (49%) | 106/222 (48%) |
CALIBRATED PIPETTE | 37 (47%) | 63/73 (86%) | 36 (49%) | 136/224 (61%) |
INVERTED CUP | 78 (100%) | 61/74 (82%) | 71 (97%) | 210/225 (93%) |