Self-testing Market Size To Expand Significantly By The End Of 2020 - 2030
Self-testing Market: Overview The groundswell of consumer interest in self-testing technologies over the past few years has stridently rested on the popularity of direct-to-home testing kits and strips. The rationale is seemingly making patients more empowered. Proponents of self-testing market endorse the need for such tests on the back of promoting autonomy to patients—they would not test if they had to take the service of primary healthcare. Indeed, for some tests, the rationale holds good, particularly in case of HIV testing, where suspected ones may not undergo tests at clinics due to significant embarrassment. Since the late 2000, a number of self-testing kits have been used for diagnosing numerous conditions, notably cancer-related such fecal occult blood and PSA; chronic diseases such as diabetes; and urinary tract infections. Although, manufacturers reiterate that they abide by the existing regulations in relation to the accuracy and reliability of self-testi...