Evaluating the gap in rapid diagnostic testing: insights from subnational Kenyan routine health data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding diagnostic capacities is essential to addressing healthcare provision and inequity, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. This study used routine data to assess trends in rapid diagnostic test (RDT) reporting, supplies and unmet needs across national and 47 subnational (county) levels in Kenya.

Methods

We extracted facility-level RDT data for 19 tests (2018-2020) from the Kenya District Health Information System, linked to 13 373 geocoded facilities. Data quality was assessed for reporting completeness (ratio of reports received against those expected), reporting patterns and outliers. Supply assessment covered 12 RDTs reported by at least 50% of the reporting facilities (n=5251), with missing values imputed considering reporting tr

SUBMITTER: Robert BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11337709 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature