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Integrated point-of-care testing (POCT) for HIV, syphilis, malaria and anaemia at antenatal facilities in western Kenya: a qualitative study exploring end-users’ perspectives of appropriateness, acceptability and feasibility

BACKGROUND: HIV, syphilis, malaria and anaemia are leading preventable causes of adverse pregnancy outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa yet testing coverage for conditions other than HIV is low. Availing point-of-care tests (POCTs) at rural antenatal health facilities (dispensaries) has the potential to i...

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Autores principales: Young, Nicole, Achieng, Florence, Desai, Meghna, Phillips-Howard, Penelope, Hill, Jenny, Aol, George, Bigogo, Godfrey, Laserson, Kayla, Ter Kuile, Feiko, Taegtmeyer, Miriam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6348645/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30691447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3844-9