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dc.contributor.authorSiegler, Aaron J et al.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-18T13:16:33Z
dc.date.available2020-05-18T13:16:33Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-10
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.06.20093005en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/1518
dc.description.abstractBackground: SARS-CoV-2 virus testing for persons with COVID-19 symptoms, and contact tracing for those testing positive, will be critical to successful epidemic control. Willingness of persons experiencing symptoms to seek testing may determine the success of this strategy. Methods: A cross-sectional, online survey in the United States measured willingness to seek testing if feeling ill under different specimen collection scenarios: home-based saliva, home-based swab, drive-through facility swab, and clinic-based swab. Instructions clarified that home-collected specimens would be mailed to a laboratory for testing. We presented similar willingness questions regarding testing during follow-up care. Results: Of 1435 participants, comprising a broad range of sociodemographic groups, 92% were willing to test with a home saliva specimen, 88% with home swab, 71% with drive-through swab, and 60% with clinic collected swab. Moreover, 68% indicated they would be more likely to get tested if there was a home testing option. There were no significant differences in willingness items across sociodemographic variables or for those currently experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Results were nearly identical for willingness to receive testing for follow-up COVID-19 care. Conclusions: We observed a hierarchy of willingness to test for SARS-CoV-2, ordered by the degree of contact required. Home specimen collection options could result in up to one-third more symptomatic persons seeking testing, facilitating contact tracing and optimal clinical care. Remote specimen collection options may ease supply chain challenges and decrease the likelihood of nosocomial transmission. As home specimen collection options receive regulatory approval, they should be scaled rapidly by health systems.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectInfectious Diseasesen_US
dc.subjectSARS-CoVen_US
dc.subjectLaboratory Testen_US
dc.titleWillingness to seek laboratory testing for SARS-CoV-2 with home, drive-through, and clinic-based specimen collection locationsen_US
eihealth.countryGlobal (WHO/OMS)en_US
eihealth.categoryVirus: natural history, transmission and diagnosticsen_US
eihealth.typePublished Articleen_US
eihealth.maincategorySlow Spread / Reducir la Dispersiónen_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournalmedRxiven_US


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