Barriers and Facilitators in the Use of Selected Point-of-care Diagnostics in Indian Public Health Programs
Rapid results, appropriate case management, and accuracy of testing in remote areas are perceived to be the major benefits of using POCs. Lack of awareness about POCs and lack of regulations leading to spurious products on the market are obstacles to their optimal use.
Authors
- Dilip Abraham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9772-9508)
- Tintu Varghese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5246-5043)
- Gagandeep Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3656-564X)
- Beula Subashini Panchatcharam
Institutions
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN)
- Christian Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.59556/japi.72.0766
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.53