The use of DIY (Do it yourself) sampling and telemonitoring model for COVID-19 qPCR testing scale up

Olufemi Samuel Amoo; Funmi Adewara; Bosun Tijani; Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo; Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna; Joy Isioma Oraegbu; Tazeen Rizvi; Azuka Okwuraiwe; Chika Onwuamah; Joseph Shaibu; Ayorinde James; Greg Ohihoin; Fehintola Ige; Dorcas Kareithi; Agatha David; Steven Karera; Hammed Agboola; Anthony Adeniyi; Josephine Obi; Dominic Achanya; Ebenezer Odewale; Osaga Oforomeh; Gideon Liboro; Olayemi Nwogbe; Oliver Ezechi; Richard Adegbola; Rosemary Audu; Babatunde Salako

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0259398

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The use of DIY (Do it yourself) sampling and telemonitoring model for COVID-19 qPCR testing scale up

Olufemi Samuel Amoo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Funmi Adewara ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Conceptualization, Resources

Affiliation Mobihealth International Limited, Abuja, Nigeria
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Bosun Tijani ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation Co-creation Hub, Lagos, Nigeria
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Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: Onuigbotochukwuifeanyi@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7719-5158

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Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Joy Isioma Oraegbu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Tazeen Rizvi ,

Roles Investigation

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

Affiliation Mobihealth International Limited, Abuja, Nigeria
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Azuka Okwuraiwe ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Validation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Chika Onwuamah ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Validation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Joseph Shaibu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Ayorinde James ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Resources

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Greg Ohihoin,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical Science Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Fehintola Ige ,

Roles Validation

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Dorcas Kareithi ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Co-creation Hub, Lagos, Nigeria

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2161-8542

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Agatha David ,

Roles Writing – review & editing

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

Affiliation Clinical Science Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Steven Karera ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Co-creation Hub, Lagos, Nigeria

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4045-1060

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Hammed Agboola ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Anthony Adeniyi ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Josephine Obi ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Dominic Achanya,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Ebenezer Odewale ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Osaga Oforomeh ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Gideon Liboro ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Validation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Olayemi Nwogbe ,

Roles Writing – review & editing

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

Affiliation Department of Library and Information Technology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Oliver Ezechi ,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

Affiliation Clinical Science Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Richard Adegbola ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Rosemary Audu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Funmi Adewara, Bosun Tijani, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Azuka Okwuraiwe, Chika Onwuamah, Joseph Shaibu, Ayorinde James, Dorcas Kareithi, Steven Karera, Hammed Agboola, Anthony Adeniyi, Josephine Obi, Ebenezer Odewale, Osaga Oforomeh, Gideon Liboro, Richard Adegbola, Rosemary Audu

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Babatunde Salako

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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The use of DIY (Do it yourself) sampling and telemonitoring model for COVID-19 qPCR testing scale up

Olufemi Samuel Amoo,
Funmi Adewara,
Bosun Tijani,
Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo,
Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna,
Joy Isioma Oraegbu,
Tazeen Rizvi,
Azuka Okwuraiwe,
Chika Onwuamah,
Joseph Shaibu

Published: November 4, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259398

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