Implementation of Fingerprint Technology for Unique Patient Matching and Identification at an HIV Care and Treatment Facility in Western Kenya: Cross-sectional Study

• Main Authors: Noah Kasiiti Jaafa (Author), Benard Mokaya (Author), Simon Muhindi Savai (Author), Ada Yeung (Author), Abraham Mosigisi Siika (Author), Martin Were (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundUnique patient identification remains a challenge in many health care settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Without national-level unique identifiers for whole populations, countries rely on demographic-based approaches that have proven suboptimal. Affordable biometrics-bas...