Implementation of multiparameter point-of-care testing devices for non-communicable diseases at primary healthcare level in Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care testing (POCT) devices are a potential solution to improving access to faster and more accurate diagnosis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly in resource-limited settings. However, evidence about their implementation in low- and middle- income countries is limited.

Aim

To determine the potential utility of a co-created strategy for implementing multiparameter POCT devices to improve care for three NCDs at public primary healthcare centres in urban and rural areas in Tumbes, Peru.

Methods

This quasi-experimental cluster trial with a concurrent control was conducted in Tumbes, Peru. This study compared the current standard of care (conventional testing) to POCT in the screening and monitoring of certain NCDs (type 2 diabetes, kidne

SUBMITTER: Albitres-Flores L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12577113 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature