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. 2021 Jul 20;215(6):273–278. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51188
Characteristic Responses No preference Swab preferred Saliva preferred
All participants 444 69 (16%) 40 (9%) 335 (75%)
Age group (years)
< 5 110 6 (6%) 4 (4%) 100 (91%)
5–9 43 0 2 (5%) 41 (95%)
10–17 25 4 (16%) 3 (12%) 18 (72%)
≥ 18 266 59 (22%) 31 (12%) 176 (66%)
Sex
Male 181 21 (12%) 12 (7%) 148 (82%)
Female 223 32 (14%) 22 (10%) 169 (76%)
Unknown 40 16 (40%) 6 (15%) 18 (45%)