Predicted Preferences for Tuberculosis Point-of-Care Tests Among Tuberculosis-Affected Individuals in 5 High Burden Countries

Clinical Infectious Diseases 2026 Open access

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Authors: Talemwa Nalugwa, Kinari Shah, Danaida Marcelo, Robinah Nakawunde, Trang Trinh, Jerusha Emmanuel, Annet Nakaweesa, Ann Schraufnagel, Alfred Onubia Andama, Devasahayam J Christopher, Dinh Van Luong, Grant Theron
+9 more William O. Worodria, María del Mar Castro, Payam Nahid, Claudia Maria Denkinger, Adithya Cattamanchi, Charles Yu, Emily A. Kendall, Achilles Katamba, Andrew D. Kerkhoff
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciag022
Cited by: 1
References: 8

Abstract

Point-of-care (POC) tests are needed to improve tuberculosis (TB) detection, but how TB-affected persons value POC tests is unknown. Simulations using discrete choice experiment-based data from 1149 TB-affected participants across 5 countries demonstrated that POC TB tests were highly preferred, even with modestly lower accuracy compared to standard facility-based testing.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Economic and Environmental Valuation

Publication details

Journal / source
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Volume
83
Issue
2
Pages
e395–e398
Publication date
12 January 2026
Language
EN