Table 7 Assessment of participants’ access to laboratory tools in malaria vector surveillance and control research

Have you ever carried out a polymerase chain reaction assay before?

Have you ever been involved in DNA extraction before?

Have you designed or used a primer before?

Have you ever prepared an agarose gel before?

Have you ever used a ultra violet photo-documentation system before?

Have you ever determined sporozoite infection rate before?

Have you ever used a spectrophotometer/microplate reader before?

Do you have an insectary in your institution?