Diagnostic task shifting for NTDs: outcome of a preliminary quasi-experimental study for microfilaria detection using a novel diagnostic device in Nigeria
Adeola Onasanya, Temitope Agbana, Opeyemi Oladunni, Jo Van Engelen, Oladimeji Oladepo, Jan Carel Diehl · 2024
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Onasanya and co-authors test whether community health workers in Nigeria can run a new diagnostic device for a disabling worm disease as well as lab scientists can. Lymphatic filariasis needs detection tools at front-line clinics, where lab staff are scarce. Seven health worker trainees and two lab scientists learned the AiDx Assist device, then read sixty-four prepared slides each.
The trainees matched the scientists on speed. Their readings caught about eighty-six percent of true cases and cleared about eighty-three percent of healthy slides. Judged against World Health Organization targets, the 2024 authors call task shifting to community workers highly likely to work. They see a route to shrink the disease in low-resource settings.
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| CREATOR | Adeola Onasanya, Temitope Agbana, Opeyemi Oladunni, Jo Van Engelen, Oladimeji Oladepo, Jan Carel Diehl |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |