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Table 1 Description of private sector laboratories in Colombo District

From: Contribution of the private sector healthcare service providers to malaria diagnosis in a prevention of re-introduction setting

Laboratory

Number (%)

Total Laboratories registered in the Colombo District

205 (100.0)

 Specialized Units

6 (2.3)

 Laboratories referring blood smears to larger centres

72 (35.1)

 Labs which do not do testing for malaria

25 (12.2)

 Closed Laboratories

46 (22.4)

 Laboratories meeting inclusion criteria

41 (20)

  Labs which sent data continuously

28

   Private hospitals

13

   Private stand alone laboratories

12

   Other Laboratories

3

  Labs which failed to send information

13