From: Diagnostic testing practices for diarrhoeal cases in South African public hospitals
Total (n = 32) | Urban (n = 10) | Rural (n = 22) | p-value | |
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Laboratory turnaround times too long to assist with clinical decision-making | 17 (54.8%) | 6 (60.0%) | 11 (52.4%) | > 0.999 |
Patients unwilling to provide stool samples | 11 (35.5%) | 3 (30.0%) | 8 (38.1%) | 0.660 |
Nursing staff reluctant to collect stool samples | 10 (32.3%) | 5 (50.0%) | 5 (23.8%) | 0.222 |
Lack of confidence in laboratory results | 6 (19.4%) | 4 (40.0%) | 2 (9.5%) | 0.067 |
Financial constraints on diagnostic testing | 5 (16.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (23.8%) | 0.092 |
Diagnostic results are unhelpful in clinical management/decision making | 3 (9.7%) | 1 (10.0%) | 2 (9.5%) | > 0.999 |