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Stakeholders' Perspectives for the Development of a Point-of-Care Diagnostics Curriculum in Rural Primary Clinics in South Africa-Nominal Group Technique.

Nkosinothando ChamaneDesmond KuupielTivani Phosa Mashamba-Thompson
Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)
Key stakeholders perceived training of PHC nurses as the highest priority for the delivery of quality POC diagnostic testing at PHC level. We recommend continual collaboration among all POC diagnostics stakeholders in the development of an accessible curriculum to improve providers' competence and ensure sustainable quality delivery of POC diagnostic services in rural PHC clinics.
Keyphrases
  • south africa
  • quality improvement
  • primary care
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • hiv positive
  • depressive symptoms
  • physical activity
  • emergency medicine
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • hepatitis c virus
  • hiv infected