Table 3.

Information needs

Item answering options/N = 305	N (%)
In what way would you prefer to get information about self‐tests? (multiple answers allowed)
From the Internet	151 (49.5)
At the pharmacy	137 (44.9)
From my family doctor, from a specialist	122 (40.0)
At my family doctor's office (e.g. from a brochure)	116 (38.0)
E‐mail	82 (26.9)
At the chemist's	58 (19.0)
From TV or radio	58 (19.0)
From newspapers, magazines or books	58 (19.0)
From relatives, friends or colleagues	40 (13.1)
At the supermarket	13 (4.3)
Text message	2 (0.7)
Other, namely……	3 (1.0)
What would be important for you to know before you do a test? (multiple answers allowed)
How the test should be carried out	242 (79.3)
The reliability of the test result	225 (73.8)
What disease or risk factor the test identifies	205 (67.2)
The meaning of the test result	201 (65.9)
For whom the test is intended	169 (55.4)
The costs of the test, and if they are reimbursed by my insurance	142 (46.6)
Where the test is done or sold	88 (28.9)
Whether I can have the test done at my family doctor's	49 (16.1)
Other, namely…….	2 (0.7)