Table 5 Total turnaround time required for the diagnosis of malaria with diagnostic tools among study participants at Kola Diba health center
Diagnostic tools | Time in minute from sample preparation to reporting | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Sample preparation (min) | Testing and reporting (min) | Total time (min) | |
RDTs | 2 | 21 | 23 |
Microscope | 40 | 20 | 60 |
LAMP | 5 | 55 | 60 |
nPCR | 60 | 250 | 310 |