N° | Paracheck® Pf (Procedures) | Non pilot provinces n = 320 | (%) | Pilot Provinces n = 320 | (%) | p | Total n=720 | (%) |
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1 | Preparation | 152 | (42.2) | 298.0 | (82.8) | <0.001 | 450 | (62.5) |
2 | Look at the expiry date | 20 | (5.6) | 122.0 | (33.9 | <0.001 | 142 | (19.7) |
3 | Open the package properly | 315 | (87.5) | 327.0 | (90.8) | 0.1 | 642 | (89.2) |
4 | Check desiccant and record | 117 | (32.5) | 291.0 | (80.8) | <0.001 | 408 | (56.7) |
5 | Clean middle or ring finger with the alcohol pad | 329 | (91.4) | 341.0 | (94.7) | 0.1 | 670 | (93.1) |
6 | Wipe off alcohol with gauze | 194 | (53.9) | 233.0 | (64.7) | 0.04 | 427 | (59.3) |
7 | Prick finger with sterile lancet (pick the side of finger) | 355 | (98.6) | 339.0 | (94.2) | 0.002 | 694 | (96.4) |
8 | Discard blood lancet | 211 | (58.6) | 257.0 | (71.4) | <0.001 | 468 | (65.0) |
9 | Squeeze one blood drop out | 211 | (58.6) | 328.0 | (91.1) | <0.001 | 539 | (74.9) |
10 | Collect blood with pipette (touch the surface of the blood drop) | 224 | (62.2) | 330.0 | (91.7) | <0.001 | 554 | (76.9) |
11 | Apply blood in sample well | 230 | (63.9) | 340.0 | (94.4) | <0.001 | 570 | (79.2) |
12 | Discard pipette | 241 | (66.9) | 266.0 | (73.9) | 0.05 | 507 | (70.4) |
13 | Put buffer - 6 drops in 'B' well | 283 | (78.6) | 340.0 | (94.4) | <0.001 | 623 | 86.5 |
14 | Wait for 15 min and interpret correctly | 272 | (75.6) | 291.0 | (80.8) | 0.01 | 563 | 78.2 |
15 | Record results | 123 | (34.2) | 235.0 | (65.3) | <0.001 | 358 | 49.7 |
Total score/15 | 9.1 | 12.2 | 10.7 |