Costs of Point-of-Care Viral Load Testing for Adults and Children Living with HIV in Kenya.
Michelle Ann BulterysPatrick OyaroEvelyn BrownNashon YongoEnericah KaraukiJames WagudeLeonard King'waraNancy BowenSusan NjogoAnjuli Dawn WagnerIrene MukuiFrederick OluochLisa AbuogiRena C PatelMonisha SharmaPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
POC VL testing for HIV treatment monitoring can be feasibly implemented in clinics within Kenya and costs declined with higher testing volumes. Our cost estimates are useful to policymakers in planning resource allocation and can inform cost-effectiveness analyses evaluating POC VL testing.