Table 4.
Advantages of COVID-19 self-testing.
| Percentage (%) responding in the affirmative (i.e. “Yes”) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Urban | Total (male and female) | Total (rural and urban) | Total | |||||
| Female (n = 164) | Male (n = 110) | Female (n = 104) | Male (n = 153) | Rural (n = 274) | Urban (n = 257) | Female (n = 268) | Male (n = 263) | Total(n = 531) | |
| Factors that would determine likelihood of using a COVID-19 self-test | |||||||||
| It will allow me to know my test results faster | 49 (32.45 %) | 43 (40.18 %) | 59 (61.45 %) | 83 (59.28 %) | 92 (35.65 %) | 142 (60.16 %) | 108 (43.72 %) | 126 (51.01 %) | 234 (47.36 %) |
| It would allow me to request treatment faster/before I get too ill | 28 (18.54 %) | 28 (26.16 %) | 29 (30.20 %) | 40 (20.71 %) | 56 (21.70 %) | 69 (29.23 %) | 57 (23.07 %) | 68 (27.53 %) | 125 (25.30 %) |
| It will allow me to make the test in privacy (and keep my results confidential) | 19 (12.58 %) | 14 (13.08 %) | 43 (44.79 %) | 48 (30.71 %) | 33 (12.79 %) | 91 (38.55 %) | 62 (25.10 %) | 62 (25.10 %) | 124 (25.10 %) |
| It will allow me to calm my anxiety/fears about the disease | 5 (3.31 %) | 5 (4.67 %) | 24 (25.00 %) | 34 (17.14 %) | 10 (3.87 %) | 58 (24.57 %) | 29 (11.74 %) | 39 (15.78 %) | 68 (13.76 %) |
| It will be less painful (or pain-free) than a clinic/lab test | 16 (10.59 %) | 14 (13.08 %) | 20 (20.83 %) | 30 (14.28 %) | 30 (11.62 %) | 50 (21.18 %) | 36 (14.57 %) | 44 (17.81 %) | 80 (16.19 %) |
| It will save me time for travelling to/waiting in a clinic/lab | 100 (66.22 %) | 70 (65.42 %) | 46 (47.91 %) | 62 (32.85 %) | 170 (65.89 %) | 108 (45.76 %) | 146 (59.10 %) | 132 (53.44 %) | 278 (56.27 %) |
| It will save me money for travelling to/testing in a clinic/lab | 78 (51.65 %) | 52 (48.59 %) | 41 (42.70 %) | 48 (29.28 %) | 130 (50.38 %) | 89 (37.71 %) | 119 (48.17 %) | 100 (40.48 %) | 219 (44.33 %) |
| It will help me to not deal with healthcare staff | 9 (5.96 %) | 8 (7.47 %) | 28 (29.16 %) | 32 (20.00 %) | 17 (6.58 %) | 60 (25.42 %) | 37 (14.97 %) | 40 (16.19 %) | 77 (15.58 %) |
| It will help me not to expose myself to COVID-19 in any testing site | 19 (12.58 %) | 10 (9.34 %) | 27 (28.12 %) | 32 (19.28 %) | 29 (11.24 %) | 59 (25.00 %) | 46 (18.62 %) | 42 (17.00 %) | 88 (17.81 %) |
| I will not risk losing my job/wages (should the self-test be positive) | 0 (0.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 1 (1.04 %) | 6 (0.71 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 7 (2.96 %) | 1 (0.40 %) | 6 (2.42 %) | 7 (1.41 %) |
| It will be cheaper | 7 (4.63 %) | 3 (2.80 %) | 12 (12.50 %) | 15 (8.57 %) | 10 (3.87 %) | 27 (11.44 %) | 19 (7.69 %) | 18 (7.28 %) | 37 (7.48 %) |
| It will be useful for work/school testing (integrate testing out of labs/clinics) | 2 (1.32 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 4 (4.16 %) | 3 (2.85 %) | 2 (0.77 %) | 7 (2.96 %) | 6 (2.42 %) | 3 (1.21 %) | 9 (1.82 %) |
| It will not be difficult to use/understand the instructions (it will be easy) | 0 (0.00 %) | 1 (0.93 %) | 3 (3.12 %) | 4 (2.14 %) | 1 (0.38 %) | 7 (2.96 %) | 3 (1.21 %) | 5 (2.02 %) | 8 (1.61 %) |
| I will trust the result (It will be accurate/precise) | 2 (1.32 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 5 (5.20 %) | 8 (3.57 %) | 2 (0.77 %) | 13 (5.50 %) | 7 (2.83 %) | 8 (3.23 %) | 15 (3.03 %) |