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Do members of the public think they should use lateral flow tests or PCR tests when they have COVID-19-like symptoms? The COVID-19 Rapid Survey of Adherence to Interventions and Responses [CORSAIR] study
| العنوان: | Do members of the public think they should use lateral flow tests or PCR tests when they have COVID-19-like symptoms? The COVID-19 Rapid Survey of Adherence to Interventions and Responses [CORSAIR] study |
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| المؤلفون: | Smith, LE, Potts, HWW, Amlȏt, R, Fear, NT, Michie, S, Rubin, GJ |
| المصدر: | Public Health (2021) (In press). |
| بيانات النشر: | Elsevier BV |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | University College London: UCL Discovery |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Antigen testing, lateral flow devices, testing, behaviour, knowledge, COVID-19 |
| الوصف: | OBJECTIVES: To investigate public use of lateral flow test [LFT] or polymerase chain reaction [PCR] test when experiencing key COVID-19 symptoms. STUDY DESIGN: Two waves of a cross-sectional nationally representative online survey (data collected 1-2 June and 14-15 June 2021; n=3665 adults aged 18 years or over living in England or Scotland). METHODS: We report data investigating which type of test, if any, the public think Government guidance asks people to use if they have COVID-19 symptoms. In people with key COVID-19 symptoms (high temperature, cough, loss of sense of taste or smell), we also describe uptake of testing, if any. RESULTS: 10% of respondents thought Government guidance stated that they should take an LFT if symptomatic, while 18% of people thought that should take a PCR test; 60% thought they should take both types of test (12% did not select either option). In people who were symptomatic, 32% reported taking a test to confirm whether they had COVID-19. Of these, 53% reported taking a PCR test and 44% reported taking an LFT. CONCLUSIONS: Despite Government guidance stating that anyone with key COVID-19 symptoms should complete a PCR test, a significant percentage of the population use LFT tests when symptomatic. Communications should emphasise the superiority of, and need for, PCR tests in people with symptoms. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | text |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10132208/3/Potts_1-s2.0-S0033350621002936-main.pdf; https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10132208/ |
| الاتاحة: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10132208/3/Potts_1-s2.0-S0033350621002936-main.pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10132208/ |
| Rights: | open |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.75778A09 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |