Operational evaluation of the deployment of Malaria/CRP Duo and Dengue Duo rapid diagnostic tests for the management of febrile illness by village malaria workers in rural Cambodia
Deploying combo-RDTs to VMWs led to a higher utilization of their services. Difficulties performing some aspects of the Dengue Duo RDT, low positivity rates, and a lack of actionable outcomes within the existing context of VMW services suggest that alternative interventions may be better suited for VMW role expansion at this time. Overall, VMWs and community members were receptive to the expansion of the VMW role for a wider range of diseases other than malaria.
Authors
- Rob W. van der Pluijm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7040-5447)
- Voeurng Bunreth
- Yoel Lubell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0237-1070)
- Siv Sovannaroth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9173-3530)
- Richard J. Maude (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5355-0562)
- Mavuto Mukaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5036-6583)
- Naomi Waithira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-9347)
- Dafne Umans
- Michèle van Vugt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8365-2482)
- Lorenz von Seidlein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0282-6469)
- Chan Davoeung
- Rusheng Chew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8992-4474)
- Sam Ol
- Marc T. Visser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4390-6713)
- Yok Sovann
- Thomas Julian Peto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-9891)
- Arjen M. Dondorp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5190-2395)
- Arjun Chandna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1313-7922)
- Bipin Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8981-3910)
- Dysoley Lek
- Rupam Tripura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3281-9702)
- Moul Vanna
- James J. Callery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3218-2166)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The Open University (GB)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Cambodia National Malaria Center (KH)
- Angkor Hospital for Children (KH)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- National Institute of Public Health (KH)
- Cambodia-Oxford Medical Research Unit (KH)
- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (NL)
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (TH)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of Battambang (KH)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11016-z
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Wellcome Trust
- University of Oxford