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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2021

Usability of Rapid Cholera Detection Device (OmniVis) for Water Quality Workers in Bangladesh: Iterative Convergent Mixed Methods Study.

Theresa L Rager, Cristian Koepfli, Wasif A Khan, Sabeena Ahmed, Zahid Hayat Mahmud, Katherine N Clayton

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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Theresa L RagerEck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6045-0252
Cristian KoepfliEck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9354-0414
Wasif A KhanInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-7650-8068
Sabeena AhmedInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-4736-7486
Zahid Hayat MahmudLaboratory Sciences and Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-3278-0622
Katherine N ClaytonOmniVis Inc, South San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2457-8045
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research · BDUniversity of Notre Dame · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCholera poses a significant global health burden. In Bangladesh, cholera is endemic and causes more than 100,000 cases each year. Established environmental reservoirs leave millions at risk of infection through the consumption of contaminated water. The Global Task Force for Cholera Control has called for increased environmental surveillance to detect contaminated water sources prior to human infection in an effort to reduce cases and deaths. The OmniVis rapid cholera detection device uses loop-mediated isothermal amplification and particle diffusometry detection methods integrated into a handheld hardware device that attaches to an iPhone 6 to identify and map contaminated water sources.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the usability of the OmniVis device with targeted end users to advance the iterative prototyping process and ultimately design a device that easily integrates into users' workflow.

methodsWater quality workers were trained to use the device and subsequently completed an independent device trial and usability questionnaire. Pretraining and posttraining knowledge assessments were administered to ensure training quality did not confound trial and questionnaire.

resultsDevice trials identified common user errors and device malfunctions including incorrect test kit insertion and device powering issues. We did not observe meaningful differences in user errors or device malfunctions accumulated per participant across demographic groups. Over 25 trials, the mean time to complete a test was 47 minutes, a significant reduction compared with laboratory protocols, which take approximately 3 days. Overall, participants found the device easy to use and expressed confidence and comfort in using the device independently.

conclusionsThese results are used to advance the iterative prototyping process of the OmniVis rapid cholera detection device so it can achieve user uptake, workflow integration, and scale to ultimately impact cholera control and elimination strategies. We hope this methodology will promote robust usability evaluations of rapid pathogen detection technologies in device development.

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CholeraBangladeshHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesSurveys and QuestionnairesWater Qualitycholeraenvironmental surveillancemHealthusability

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