Table 4.
List of desirable point-of-care tests by test class and disease type: top 10 for each category
| Communicable diseases (n = 29) | Non-communicable disease (n = 45) | Communicable and non-communicable (n = 6) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition | N (%) | Condition | N (%) | Condition | N (%) |
| CD4 count | 37 (37%) | Total & HDL/LDL Cholesterol | 32 (32%) | Creatinine | 37 (37%) |
| TB | 31 (31%) | ESR | 14 (14%) | X-ray | 5 (5%) |
| Viral load | 23 (23%) | Triglycerides | 13 (13%) | Creatinine reactive protein (CRP) | 2 (2%) |
| Hepatitis B | 21 (21%) | HbA1C | 13 (13%) | Vision test | 2 (2%) |
| AST/ALT | 21 (21%) | Rhumatoid factor | 13 (13%) | Hearing test | 1 (1%) |
| Nose/throat swab for influenza | 20 (20%) | Calcium | 12 (12%) | Eye testing | 1 (1%) |
| Nasal swab for MRSA | 19 (19%) | TSH | 11 (11%) | Foot care | 1 (1%) |
| Syphilis | 19 (19%) | Potassium | 11 (11%) | n/a | n/a |
| Chlamydia | 19 (19%) | White cell count | 11 (11%) | n/a | n/a |
| Gonorrhoea | 19 (19%) | Sodium | 10 (10%) | n/a | n/a |
N, percentage of clinics