Health care workers' perceptions of point-of-care testing in a low-income country-A qualitative study in Southwestern Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care (POC) tests have become increasingly available and more widely used in recent years. They have been of particular importance to low-income settings, enabling them with clinical capacities that had previously been limited. POC testing programs hold a great potential for significant improvement in low-income health systems. However, as most POC tests are developed in high-income countries, disengagement between developers and end-users inhibit their full potential. This study explores perceptions of POC test end-users in a low-income setting, aiming to support the development of novel POC tests for low-income countries.

Methods

A qualitative study was conducted in Mbarara District, Southwestern Uganda, in October 2014. Fifty health care workers were in

SUBMITTER: Rasti R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5547696 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature