Training of Field-Workers for Rapid Assessment of Scabies Prevalence: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study in Mozambique.

ABSTRACT: Scabies is endemic in many resource-poor tropical areas, causing significant morbidity. However, our understanding of the true burden of scabies in Africa is limited, partly owing to limited capacity and challenges accessing the currently recommended diagnostic tools. The primary objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of scabies assessments made by minimally trained field-workers. We trained field-workers with a minimum of secondary school education in the diagnosis of scabies. After the training, we assessed the diagnostic accuracy of assessments made by nine field-workers compared with the reference standard. In all, 193 individuals were assessed for scabies. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were calculated, as

SUBMITTER: Furnival-Adams J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619491 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature