Training Years: 2015-2016
Training Site: University of Zambia
Country: Zambia
Mentors: Carla Chibwesha, MD, MSc; Margaret Kasaro, MBChB, MSc
Title: Assessing the acceptability, feasibility, and validity of point-of-care early infant diagnosis using GeneXpert Omni for qualitative HIV testing
Project Objectives: To evaluate the acceptability of POC platforms with patient’s families and healthcare workers, time-in-motion studies and Value Stream Mapping will evaluate the feasibility of these two POC platforms as compared to Roche/Cobas, the current standard platform, and the results of the GeneXpert Omni will be compared to the Roche/Cobas to evaluate the clinical performance of the Omni platform
NIH Support: Fogarty fellowship postdoctoral training award, ORWH supplement
