TABLE 2.
Question | n = 1846, n (%) |
---|---|
Why have you attended today?† | |
A health telephone service referred me | 578 (31.3) |
I decided independently to attend | 570 (30.9) |
My GP referred me | 344 (18.6) |
My employer requires me to be tested | 220 (11.9) |
A friend or family member suggested it | 204 (11.1) |
Another health professional referred me | 162 (8.8) |
How severe do you think your illness is? | |
Mild | 1025 (57.6) |
Moderate | 449 (25.2) |
Severe | 67 (3.8) |
I have no symptoms | 239 (13.4) |
Where have you been to find out information about COVID‐19?† | |
Government website | 1262 (68.4) |
Internet | 946 (51.3) |
Social media | 564 (30.6) |
Newspaper | 344 (18.6) |
Listen to radio | 336 (18.2) |
If you knew you did not have COVID‐19 today, would you still present to hospital for these symptoms? | |
No | 1271 (70.9) |
In regard to using GPs for screening…† | |
I do not have a GP | 293 (15.9) |
My GP cannot screen me for COVID‐19 | 287 (15.6) |
I tried to contact them, but could not get an appointment | 136 (7.4) |
This illness is too specialised for my GP | 47 (2.6) |
I was concerned about the cost of going to the GP | 22 (1.2) |
I am too sick to be managed by a GP | 12 (0.7) |
Can select more than one answer.
COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019.