TABLE 3.
Acceptability of self‐testing for COVID‐19 disease
| Rural (Banten, North Sulawesi) | Urban (Jakarta) | Sub‐total (Rural and urban) | Total (N = 630) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banten (13,504 confirmed cases) a | North Sulawesi (5965 confirmed cases) a | Jakarta (29,633 confirmed cases) a | Rural & Urban | ||||||
| Female (n = 106) | Male (n = 104) | Female (n = 109) | Male (n = 101) | Female (n = 103) | Male (n = 107) | Female (n = 318) | Male (n = 312) | ||
| Previous knowledge of COVID‐19 self‐testing | 9 (4.24) | 14 | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 32 (31.10) | 33 (30.80) | 41 (12.99) | 55 (18.17) | 96 (15.53) |
| Agreement with the concept of COVID‐19 self‐testing | 49 (46.23) | 61 (58.65) | 94 (86.24) | 81 (80.20) | 48 (46.60) | 62 (57.94) | 191 (60.06) | 204 (65.38) | 395 (62.70) |
| Likelihood of using self‐testing | |||||||||
| Very unlikely | 3 (2.83) | 3 (2.88) | 2 (1.83) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (3.88) | 3 (2.80) | 10 (3.14) | 6 (1.92) | 16 (2.54) |
| Unlikely | 40 (37.74) | 31 (29.81) | 6 (5.50) | 3 (2.97) | 28 (27.18) | 21 (19.63) | 74 (23.27) | 55 (17.63) | 129 (20.48) |
| Neutral | 13 (12.26) | 8 (7.69) | 12 (11.01) | 18 (17.82) | 27 (26.21) | 25 (23.36) | 52 (16.35) | 51 (16.35) | 103 (16.35) |
| Likely | 45 (42.45) | 56 (53.85) | 73 (66.97) | 63 (62.38) | 30 (29.13) | 39 (36.45) | 148 (46.54) | 158 (50.64) | 306 (48.57) |
| Very likely | 5 (4.72) | 6 (5.77) | 16 (14.68) | 17 (16.83) | 14 (13.59) | 19 (17.76) | 35 (11.01) | 42 (13.46) | 77 (12.22) |
| Average Likelihood (mean, SD) | 3.084 (1.05) | 3.29 (1.05) | 3.87 (0.79) | 3.93 (0.68) | 3.21 (1.108) | 3.47 (1.0843) | 3.39 (1.047) | 3.56 (.9932) | 3.48 (1.023) |
| Willing to serially test | |||||||||
| Yes | 43 (40.57) | 47 (45.19) | 77 (70.64) | 79 (78.22) | 65 (63.10) | 72 (67.30) | 185 (58.20) | 198 (63.50) | 383 (60.82) |
| No | 44 (41.51) | 44 (42.13) | 24 (22.02) | 11 (10.89) | 33 (32.04) | 28 (26.17) | 101 (31.76) | 83 (26.60) | 184 (29.21) |
| For the respondents willing to pay for a self‐test (n=) | 79 (74.53) | 75 (72.12) | 31 (28.44) | 29 (28.71) | 86 (83.49) | 91 (85.04) | 196 (61.63) | 195 (62.50) | 391 (62.06) |
| Maximum acceptable payment in USD (median, IQR) | 1.05 (1.05) | 1.4 (0.7) | 1.75 (2.45) | 2.45 (2.1) | 3.5 (3.5) | 2.1 (2.1) | 1.4 (2.55) | 1.75 (2.45) | 1.4 (2.45) |
a
Number of confirmed cases during the survey period (31st July–16th August) in the setting, as per [15].