Healthcare providers’ and community stakeholders’ perception of using drones for tuberculosis diagnosis in Nepal: an exploratory qualitative study

Healthcare providers’ and community stakeholders’ perception of using drones for tuberculosis diagnosis in Nepal: an exploratory qualitative study

Abstract Background In rural Nepal, poor road and transport networks and few testing laboratories impede tuberculosis diagnosis. A drone transport system was established to transport sputum samples to laboratories with advanced molecular diagnostic machines – GeneXpert MTB/RIF. This study explored t...

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Main Authors: Kritika Dixit, Bhola Rai, Govind Majhi, Rajan Paudel, Raghu Dhital, Shraddha Acharya, Ganga Ram Budhathoki, Puskar Poudel, Suman Chandra Gurung, Bishal Subedi, Pravin Lamsal, Uttam Pudasaini, Peter Small, Patrick Meier, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt, Maxine Caws
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Drone
GeneXpert MTB/RIF
Active case finding
Nepal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11824-0
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