Point‐of‐care testing allows successful simultaneous screening of sickle cell disease, HIV, and tuberculosis for households in rural Guinea‐Bissau, West Africa

Diagnosis of noncommunicable genetic diseases like sickle cell disease (SCD) and communicable diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or tuberculosis (TB) is often difficult in rural areas of Africa due to the lack of infrastructures, trained staff, or capacity to involve families living...

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Published inPediatric blood & cancer Vol. 69; no. 12; pp. e30009 - n/a
Main Authors Menzato, Federica, Bosa, Luca, Sifna, Armando, Da Silva, Luisa, Gasperoni, Elena, Martella, Maddalena, Mustik, Alfa, Da Dalt, Liviana, Reggiani, Giulia, Munaretto, Vania, Liotta, Giuseppe, Riccardi, Fabio, Colombatti, Raffaella
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Glenview Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2022
Subjects
Genetic disorders
Guinea‐Bissau
Hematology
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Oncology
Pediatrics
point of care
Point of care testing
Sickle cell disease
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Diagnosis of noncommunicable genetic diseases like sickle cell disease (SCD) and communicable diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or tuberculosis (TB) is often difficult in rural areas of Africa due to the lack of infrastructures, trained staff, or capacity to involve families living in remote areas. The availability of point‐of‐care (POC) tests for the above diseases offers the opportunity to build joint programs to tackle all conditions. We report successful simultaneous screening of SCD, HIV, and TB utilizing POC tests in 898 subjects in Fanhe, in rural Guinea‐Bissau. Adherence was 100% and all diagnosed subjects were enrolled in care programs.
Bibliography:Federica Menzato and Luca Bosa contributed equally to this work.
This manuscript was presented as a poster at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting December 2018: Menzato F et al. Successful simultaneous screening of sickle cell disease, HIV and tuberculosis in rural Guinea‐Bissau, West Africa through rapid tests and a standardized clinical questionnaire: An outreach program due to a public–private partnership.
https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/132/Supplement%201/4715/262460/Successful‐Simultaneous‐Screening‐of‐Sickle‐Cell
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ISSN:1545-5009
1545-5017
1545-5017
DOI:10.1002/pbc.30009