Table 1.
Test categories of the 80 laboratory tests analysed.
Table 2.
Showing variable definitions.
Fig 1.
Distribution of the 204 hospitals across Kenya with the corresponding county population density based on 2019 census report in Kenya.
Fig 2.
Monthly DHIS2 reporting trends of EDL tests in the year 2018 and 2019.
The 4 facilities presented in each category were selected randomly.
Fig 3.
The reporting frequency of the 33 uncommon tests among 179 hospitals submitting data in DHIS2 for the years 2018 and 2019.
All uncommon tests reported for at least one month were considered.
Fig 4.
The reporting frequency of the 47 common tests among 179 hospitals submitting data in DHIS2 for the years 2018 and 2019.
All common tests reported for at least one month were considered.
Fig 5.
Testing scope in relation to the hospital bed capacity, hospital ownership and locality among general hospitals in Kenya based on DHIS2 laboratory data of the years 2018 and 2019.
Fig 6.
Variation in testing scope of common (n = 47), uncommon (n = 33) and EDL (n = 46) tests reported in any of the 24 months.
All the 179 facilities reported common and EDL tests while 165 reported uncommon tests. Cumulative hospital percentages were calculated based on the 179 reporting facilities.
Fig 7.
Number of cancer and anatomical pathology tests ever reported within county hospitals in the year 2018 and 2019.