Healthcare workers’ perceptions of decentralised COVID-19 testing using GeneXpert platforms in Tanzania and Burkina Faso: Implications for outbreak management and pandemic preparedness

Daniel T. R. Minja, Marc Christian Tahita, Joyce R. Mbwana, Eric F. Lyimo, Anangisye Malabeja, Filbert Francis, Issa Sabi, Bérenger Kaboré, Ouedraogo Kadija, Christopher Delgado-Ratto, Michael Alifrangis, Christian W. Wang, Vivi Maketa, Fernando Gonzalez-Candelas, John P. A. Lusingu, Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden, Samwel Gesase, Vito Baraka, Edwin A. Liheluka

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10764349/v1
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@article{allodium:10.21203/rs.3.rs-10764349/v1,
  title = {Healthcare workers’ perceptions of decentralised COVID-19 testing using GeneXpert platforms in Tanzania and Burkina Faso: Implications for outbreak management and pandemic preparedness},
  author = {Daniel T. R. Minja and Marc Christian Tahita and Joyce R. Mbwana and Eric F. Lyimo and Anangisye Malabeja and Filbert Francis and Issa Sabi and Bérenger Kaboré and Ouedraogo Kadija and Christopher Delgado-Ratto and Michael Alifrangis and Christian W. Wang and Vivi Maketa and Fernando Gonzalez-Candelas and John P. A. Lusingu and Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden and Samwel Gesase and Vito Baraka and Edwin A. Liheluka},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.21203/rs.3.rs-10764349/v1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-10764349/v1}
}

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TI  - Healthcare workers’ perceptions of decentralised COVID-19 testing using GeneXpert platforms in Tanzania and Burkina Faso: Implications for outbreak management and pandemic preparedness
AU  - Daniel T. R. Minja
AU  - Marc Christian Tahita
AU  - Joyce R. Mbwana
AU  - Eric F. Lyimo
AU  - Anangisye Malabeja
AU  - Filbert Francis
AU  - Issa Sabi
AU  - Bérenger Kaboré
AU  - Ouedraogo Kadija
AU  - Christopher Delgado-Ratto
AU  - Michael Alifrangis
AU  - Christian W. Wang
AU  - Vivi Maketa
AU  - Fernando Gonzalez-Candelas
AU  - John P. A. Lusingu
AU  - Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden
AU  - Samwel Gesase
AU  - Vito Baraka
AU  - Edwin A. Liheluka
PY  - 2026
DO  - 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10764349/v1
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Minja, D. T. R., Tahita, M. C., Mbwana, J. R., Lyimo, E. F., Malabeja, A., Francis, F., Sabi, I., Kaboré, B., Kadija, O., Delgado-Ratto, C., Alifrangis, M., Wang, C. W., Maketa, V., Gonzalez-Candelas, F., Lusingu, J. P. A., geertruyden, J. V., Gesase, S., Baraka, V., & Liheluka, E. A. (2026). Healthcare workers’ perceptions of decentralised COVID-19 testing using GeneXpert platforms in Tanzania and Burkina Faso: Implications for outbreak management and pandemic preparedness. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-10764349/v1

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