Point-of-care HbA_1c testing in an urban primary care diabetes clinic in South Africa: a mixed methods feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Monitoring and treatment of type 2 diabetes in South Africa usually takes place in primary care using random blood glucose testing to guide treatment decisions. This study explored the feasibility of using point-of-care haemoglobin A1c (HbA_1c) testing in addition to glucose testing in a busy primary care clinic in Cape Town, South Africa.

Subjects

185 adults aged 19-88 years with type 2 diabetes.

Materials and methods

Participants recruited to this mixed methods cohort study received a point-of-care HbA_1c test. Doctors were asked to use the point-of-care HbA_1c result for clinical decision-making. Qualitative interviews were held with clinical staff.

Results

Point-of-care HbA_1c test results were obtained f

SUBMITTER: Hirst JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7929845 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature