Research Article
Barriers to Diagnosis Access for Chagas Disease in Colombia
Table 2
Summary of barriers to diagnosis access for Chagas disease in Colombia.
| Barriers to access diagnosis |
| (i) Lack of diagnostic tests in hospitals in primary care | (ii) Few centers that perform confirmatory tests | (iii) Lack of awareness and knowledge about the disease among physicians | (iv) Lack of validation of rapid tests | (v) High heterogeneity in test reliability | (vi) Nonintegration of diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease | (vii) Prior authorizations by health insurance institutions | (viii) Difficulty for physicians to interpret test results | (ix) The recruitment of medical and nursing staff | (x) Lack of insurance reimbursement for services rendered | (xi) Budget cuts | (xii) The lack of more diverse staff to serve language minority communities | (xiii) The multihiring services in different locations | (xiv) Space limitations for medical equipment | (xv) Cultural barriers | (xvi) Internal armed conflict |
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