Completed | June 2022

Use of Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid Testing (POC NAT) Screening for Oncogenic Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Infection and Integrated Testing of POC NAT for HPV and Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) in Two Health Facilities in Lesotho: A Feasibility Evaluation

Overview

Country:

Lesotho

Subject Matter:

Innovative Technologies; Integration of HIV Services

This Unitaid-funded study used program data to assess the feasibility of using existing point-of-care (POC) testing machines for HPV testing in two sites in Lesotho.

Data Collection Period: 03/2019 – 12/2019

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