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Table 1 Reported health conditions and tests

From: Is qualitative social research in global health fulfilling its potential?: a systematic evidence mapping of research on point-of-care testing in low- and middle-income contexts

Condition

# of studies

% of Studies

Test

# of studies

% (of studies related to the condition)

Studies

HIV

68

49%

HIV RDT

40

59%

5,7,9,11,16,17,18,19,26,27,30,31,32,34, 35,36,38,40,42,43,46,47,57,66,68,69,85, 89,90,95,101,102,112,114,115,119,120, 132,135,136

HIVST

14

21%

8,11,17,23,55,56,57,59,66,69,90,96,103, 127

EID POC

10

15%

63,74,81,88,108,121,129,130, 133, 134

CD4 POC

8

12%

25,35,36,54,67,83,109,110

HIV/Syphilis dual RDT

1

1%

75

TFV UT

1

1%

122

Not specified

1

1%

33

Malaria

50

36%

mRDT

47

94%

1,2,3,6,10,12,13,14,15,20,21,22,24,28,32, 41,48,49,50,51,52,53,58,60,73,79,82,84, 91,92,93,94,97,98,99,104,107,111,113, 116,117,123,124,125,131,135,138

G6PD RDT

1

2%

71

Not specified

2

4%

30,33

Syphilis

14

10%

Syphilis RDT

9

64%

5,11,16,27,31,69,95,100,135

HIV/Syphilis dual RDT

1

7%

75

VDRL Card test

1

7%

32

DPP-POCT

1

7%

76

Not specified

1

7%

7

TB

11

8%

TB Xpert MTB/RIF

8

73%

31,35,36,37,38,80,87,106

LAM POC

1

9%

86

MTBDRplus

1

9%

87

Not specified

2

18%

29,33

Dengue

6

4%

Dengue RDT

3

50%

12,98,137

Not specified

3

50%

30,32,33

Bacterial infection

5

4%

CRP POCTs

4

80%

44,45,65,126

Not specified

1

20%

39

Diabetes

4

3%

Glucometer

2

50%

30,32

Blood Glucose (finger prick)

1

25%

31

Not specified

1

25%

33

Hepatitis

3

2%

HCV Self-test

1

33%

77

HbsAG Card (hepatitis)

1

33%

32

Not specified

1

33%

16

Anaemia

3

2%

Anaemia RDT

1

33%

135

HCS

1

33%

97

Not specified

1

33%

7

COVID-19

3

2%

COVID-19 RDT

3

100%

61,64,126

Typhoid

2

1%

Not specified

2

100%

30,32

Zika

2

1%

Zika RDT

2

100%

62,64,

Ebola

1

1%

Ebola RDT

1

100%

64

HAT

1

1%

HAT RDT

1

100%

70

Leishmaniasis

1

1%

leishmaniasis RDT

1

100%

118

Meningitis

1

1%

CrAG LFA

1

100%

72

Urinary infections

1

1%

Not specified

1

100%

39

Yaws

1

1%

DDP-POCT

1

100%

76

Not specified

7

5%

Not specified

7

100%

4,30,31,32,33,78,105