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Fig. 5 | BMC Infectious Diseases

Fig. 5

From: Continuous quality monitoring in the field: an evaluation of the performance of the Fio Deki Reader™ for rapid HIV testing in South Africa

Fig. 5

Summary of HCW feedback (pre- and post- field evaluation). HCWs completed feedback forms after Deki Reader v100 training (pre-evaluation) and post-field evaluation for both the robustness (n = 19) and concordance (n = 34) evaluations. The feedback results are summarised as a heat map: green = positive response, yellow = neutral response, red = negative response. The forms consisted of defined comments/questions and free text provided by the HCWs. a The defined comments/questions used a Likert scale and the HCW were asked to agree (positive response) or disagree (negative response), or to define as easy (positive response) or difficult (negative response), with a neutral option also available. There was more HCW ambivalence over the use of the technology post the field evaluation (increased red/yellow). b The most frequently recorded comments are shown, and coded as positive (green) or negative (red) responses out of the total number of HCW per phase. No comments were provided for the pre-evaluation questionnaire in the robustness phase. Notes: 1The functional check was a manufacturer designed RDT to be used to ensure that the instrument was functioning correctly at the start of each day. 2The pens used to write patient initials on the RDT absorbed into the RDT cassette plastic between the initial RDT image capture and the result capture (after processing time), causing the Deki Reader v100 to reject the RDT as a different specimen

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