Acceptance and perceived value of non-invasive malaria diagnostic tests in malaria-endemic countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The diagnosis of malaria, using microscopy or rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), requires the collection of capillary blood. This procedure is relatively simple to perform but invasive and poses potential risks to patients and health workers, arising from the manipulation of potentially infectious bodily fluids. Less or non-invasive diagnostic tests, based on urine, saliva or requiring no sampling, have the potential to generate less discomfort for the patient and to offer simpler and less risky testing procedures that could be safely performed by untrained staff or even self-performed. To explore the potential acceptance and perceived value of such non-invasive tests, an online, international survey was conducted to gather feedback from National Malaria Control Programme (N

SUBMITTER: Owusu EDA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8461884 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature