Comparing Triple point of care antenatal screening with Coventional antenatal screening method
Conditions
Interventions
Triple point of care testing for HIV Hepatitis B and Syphilis
Conventional antenatal screening
Sponsors
Seff
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women aged 18 years or older. Pregnant women with unknown or poor documentation of testing results for the triple infection were deemed eligible and were thus recruited into the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women with mental health disorders. Pregnant women who had already been screened in the index pregnancy for the triple infection with properly documented evidence in our facility. Pregnant women at a gestational age greater than 36weeks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| proportion of participants successfully screened over the total number of consenting participants in a strategy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Uptake which was defined as the increase in the number of women screened for triple infections over and above screening rates for any triple infection documented at baseline 2.Preference for the strategy; Defined as whether participants preferred POCTs over conventional laboratory tests 3.Preference for turnaround time (TAT); is the time to complete the tests and receive results,4.The impact defined by the number of infections detected/confirmed relative to the total number of participants screened, | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactNneoma Nnaemeka
Laboratory Scientist
Outcome results
None listed