Table 3 Relative importance of enablers of implementing digital-linked point-of-care models in South Africa
Enablers to implementing digital-linked POC models | Score 1 = low priority 7 = highly priority | Total | Percentage rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 126 | 100% | |
Age appropriateness | 1 | Â | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 67.5 |
Back-up supply-power banks | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 89 | 70.6 |
Social media platform | 1 | Â | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 93 | 73.8 |
Self-diagnosis | 1 | 1 | Â | Â | 9 | 1 | 6 | 96 | 76.2 |
Advocacy | 2 | Â | Â | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 96 | 76.2 |
POPI Act-data security | 1 | 1 | Â | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 97 | 77 |
Provision of devices | 1 | Â | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 98 | 77.8 |
Sensitization to digital diagnostics | 1 | Â | Â | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 99 | 78.6 |
Right communication champions | 3 | Â | Â | Â | 4 | 1 | 10 | 99 | 78.6 |
Peer-to-peer engagement | 1 | Â | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 100 | 79.4 |
24-h assistance | 2 | Â | Â | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 81 |
NHI subsidies | 2 | Â | Â | Â | 3 | 5 | 8 | 103 | 81.7 |
Improved clinical outcomes | 1 | Â | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 103 | 81.7 |
Ease of use | 1 | 1 | Â | Â | Â | 3 | 13 | 112 | 88.9 |