Factors influencing uptake of COVID-19 diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa: a rapid scoping review
This review emphasizes the necessity of strong political commitments to enhancing health systems for future pandemic preparedness. Response plans should consider contextual elements that affect how people react to interventions and perceive health emergencies. Community-driven self-testing distribution could enhance the uptake of diagnostics through addressing socio-economic constraints impacting facility-delivered testing.
Authors
- Itai Kabonga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6533-996X)
- Augustine Talumba Choko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6095-9430)
- John Bimba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7847-4271)
- Moses Kumwenda
- Karin Hatzold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5117-3732)
- Nicola Desmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2874-8569)
- Wezzie Lora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0246-3549)
- Euphemia Sibanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1754-1076)
- Mackwellings Maganizo Phiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2227-4359)
- Elizabeth Lucy Corbett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3552-3181)
- Elizabeth Di Giacomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2367-5797)
- Yasmin Dunkley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1707-0577)
- Elvis Isere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1047-2218)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Bingham University (NG)
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MW)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Population Services International (US)
- Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research (ZW)
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (MW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305512
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79