Factors influencing uptake of COVID-19 diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa: a rapid scoping review.

Phiri MM, Dunkley Y, Di Giacomo E, Lora W, Kumwenda M, Kabonga I, Isere E, Bimba J, Sibanda E, Choko A, Hatzold K, Corbett L, Desmond N

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305512
Published: 2025
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0305512,
  title = {Factors influencing uptake of COVID-19 diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa: a rapid scoping review.},
  author = {Phiri MM and Dunkley Y and Di Giacomo E and Lora W and Kumwenda M and Kabonga I and Isere E and Bimba J and Sibanda E and Choko A and Hatzold K and Corbett L and Desmond N},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0305512},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305512}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Factors influencing uptake of COVID-19 diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa: a rapid scoping review.
AU  - Phiri MM
AU  - Dunkley Y
AU  - Di Giacomo E
AU  - Lora W
AU  - Kumwenda M
AU  - Kabonga I
AU  - Isere E
AU  - Bimba J
AU  - Sibanda E
AU  - Choko A
AU  - Hatzold K
AU  - Corbett L
AU  - Desmond N
PY  - 2025
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0305512
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MM, P., Y, D., E, D. G., W, L., M, K., I, K., E, I., J, B., E, S., A, C., K, H., L, C., & N, D. (2025). Factors influencing uptake of COVID-19 diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa: a rapid scoping review.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305512

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