User perspectives on nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) to detect tuberculosis and drug resistant tuberculosis

This study involves a systematic review of qualitative evidence on ‘User perspectives on automated nucleic acid amplification tests of low-complexity for tuberculosis and tuberculosis drug resistance’ and a qualitative interview study on user perspectives on NAATS to diagnose TB and drug-resistant TB in India, Moldova and South Africa. Results were presented at the WHO guideline group meeting on “Nucleic acid amplification tests to detect tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis” on 7-18 December, 2020.

Project members include:

• Nora Engel (Principal Investigator, Maastricht University)
• Ricky Janssen (Maastricht University)
• Muthoni Mwaura (Maastricht University)
• Eleanor Ochodo (Stellenbosch University & Kenya Medical Research Institute)
• Perpetua Wanjiku Karanja (Department of Health, Kenya)
• Bey-Marrié Schmidt (South African Medical Research Council)
• Karen Steingart (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine)
• Sandy Oliver (University College London, University of Johannesburg)