TABLE 4.
Actions following a SARS‐CoV‐2 self‐test
| 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) | ||
| Practices following receipt of a positive self‐test result | |||||||||
| Communicate the result to a clinic, hospital, and/or COVID hotline | 87 (82.08) | 88 (84.62) | 86 (78.90) | 84 (83.17) | 97 (94.17) | 100 (93.46) | 270 (84.91) | 272 (87.18) | 542 (86.03) |
| Go in person to a clinic or hospital to get post‐test counselling from a healthcare worker | 76 (71.70) | 73 (70.19) | 86 (78.90) | 91 (90.10) | 90 (87.38) | 93 (86.92) | 252 (79.25) | 257 (82.37) | 509 (80.79) |
| Self‐isolate | 105 (99.06) | 99 (95.19) | 103 (94.50) | 99 (98.02) | 102 (99.03) | 106 (99.07) | 310 (97.48) | 304 (97.44) | 614 (97.46) |
| Identify and warn close contacts | 88 (83.02) | 92 (88.46) | 90 (82.57) | 95 (94.06) | 102 (99.03) | 103 (96.26) | 280 (88.05) | 290 (92.95) | 570 (90.48) |
| Inform their employer (n = respondents employed) |
n = 49 28 (26.42) |
n = 86 63 (60.58) |
n = 42 34 (31.19) |
n = 90 80 (79.21) |
n = 77 52 (67.53) |
n = 102 79 (77.45) |
n = 168 114 (67.86) |
n = 278 222 (79.86) |
n = 446 336 (75.34) |
| Practices following receipt of a negative self‐test for a person with symptoms and exposed to a COVID‐19 case | |||||||||
| Stop self‐isolation | 82 (77.36) | 77 (74.04) | 76 (69.72) | 75 (74.26) | 76 (73.79) | 84 (78.50) | 234 (73.58) | 236 (75.64) | 470 (74.60) |
| Stop wearing a face‐mask | 11 (10.38) | 8 (7.69) | 3 (2.75) | 2 (1.98) | 2 (1.94) | 6 (5.61) | 16 (5.03) | 16 (5.13) | 32 (5.08) |
| Stop social distancing | 31 (29.25) | 25 (24.04) | 10 (9.17) | 8 (7.92) | 4 (3.88) | 9 (8.41) | 45 (14.15) | 42 (13.46) | 87 (13.81) |
a
Number of confirmed cases during the survey period (31st July–16th August) in the setting, as per [15].