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Mashamba-Thompson TP, Jama NA, Sartorius B, et al. Implementation of Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Rural Primary Healthcare Clinics in South Africa: Perspectives of Key Stakeholders. Diagnostics (Basel). 2017;7(1)doi: 10.3390/diagnostics7010003.
Mashamba-Thompson, T. P., Jama, N. A., Sartorius, B., Drain, P. K., & Thompson, R. M. (2017). Implementation of Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Rural Primary Healthcare Clinics in South Africa: Perspectives of Key Stakeholders. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 7(1), . https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics7010003
Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani P, et al. "Implementation of Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Rural Primary Healthcare Clinics in South Africa: Perspectives of Key Stakeholders." Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) vol. 7,1 (2017). doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics7010003
Mashamba-Thompson TP, Jama NA, Sartorius B, Drain PK, Thompson RM. Implementation of Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Rural Primary Healthcare Clinics in South Africa: Perspectives of Key Stakeholders. Diagnostics (Basel). 2017 Jan 08;7(1). doi: 10.3390/diagnostics7010003. PMID: 28075337; PMCID: PMC5373012.
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Diagnostics (Basel). 2017 Jan 08;7(1). doi: 10.3390/diagnostics7010003.

Implementation of Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Rural Primary Healthcare Clinics in South Africa: Perspectives of Key Stakeholders.

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

Tivani P Mashamba-Thompson, Ngcwalisa A Jama, Benn Sartorius, Paul K Drain, Rowan M Thompson

Affiliations

  1. Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa. [email protected].
  2. Discipline of Rural Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa. [email protected].
  3. Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa. [email protected].
  4. International Clinical Research Center, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. [email protected].
  5. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. [email protected].
  6. Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. [email protected].
  7. Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. [email protected].
  8. Department of Maths, Science and Technology, Embury Institute, Durban, 4001, South Africa. [email protected].

PMID: 28075337 PMCID: PMC5373012 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics7010003

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Key stakeholders' involvement is crucial to the sustainability of quality point-of-care (POC) diagnostics services in low-and-middle income countries. The aim of this study was to explore key stakeholder perceptions on the implementation of POC diagnostics in rural primary healthcare (PHC) clinics in South Africa.

METHOD: We conducted a qualitative study encompassing in-depth interviews with multiple key stakeholders of POC diagnostic services for rural and resource-limited PHC clinics. Interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim prior to thematic content analysis. Thematic content analysis was conducted using themes guided by the World Health Organisation (WHO) quality-ASSURED (Affordable, Sensitive, Specific, User friendly, Rapid and to enable treatment at first visit and Robust, Equipment free and Delivered to those who need it) criteria for POC diagnostic services in resource-limited settings.

RESULTS: 11 key stakeholders participated in the study. All stakeholders perceived the main advantage of POC diagnostics as enabling access to healthcare for rural patients. Stakeholders perceived the current POC diagnostic services to have an ability to meet patients' needs, but recommended further improvement of the following areas: research on cost-effectiveness; improved quality management systems; development of affordable POC diagnostic and clinic-based monitoring and evaluation.

CONCLUSIONS: Key stakeholders of POC diagnostics in rural PHC clinics in South Africa highlighted the need to assess affordability and ensure quality assurance of current services before adopting new POC diagnostics and scaling up current POC diagnostics.

Keywords: key stakeholders; performance; point-of-care diagnostics; primary healthcare clinic

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