Perspectives of attenders and non-attenders to SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic community testing in England: a qualitative interview study.

JAYES, Leah, BOGDANOVICA, Ilze, JOHNSTON, Emily, CHATTOPADHYAY, Kaushik, MORLING, Joanne R, DEVINE, Shirley, RICHMOND, Nicola and LANGLEY, Tessa (2022). Perspectives of attenders and non-attenders to SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic community testing in England: a qualitative interview study. BMJ open, 12 (9): e064542.

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Abstract

Objectives

In December 2020, Derbyshire County Council in England introduced 'walk-in' asymptomatic community COVID-19 testing sites. Our study aimed to explore people's views of the newly established COVID-19 community testing (CT) sites among those who attended and those who did not attend them, alongside gathering individuals' experiences of attending a CT site to complete a lateral flow test.

Setting

This qualitative research study comprised of one-to-one interviews with those attending a COVID-19 CT sites in Derbyshire and those from the surrounding area who did not attend.

Participants

A combination of purposive and convenience sampling was used to recruit those who had (n=18) and those who had not attended (n=15) a walk-in asymptomatic CT site.

Results

Employers played a key role in raising awareness of the testing sites, with most attending CT at the request of their workplace. The experience of attending a CT site was overwhelmingly positive and those who got tested spoke about the reassurance a negative result offered, knowing they were not passing on the virus when going about their daily lives. However, there was a perception that awareness of CT sites was low across the county and some confusion about who was eligible to attend and under what circumstances. Individuals linked this to low level of advertising they had seen, in addition to a lack of clarity in the information provided.

Conclusions

People's experience of attending a 'walk-in' asymptomatic CT site in Derbyshire was generally very positive; however, ensuring clear communication for future testing programmes is essential to maximise their uptake.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans; Qualitative Research; England; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 Testing; COVID-19; public health; qualitative research; COVID-19; COVID-19 Testing; England; Humans; Qualitative Research; SARS-CoV-2; 1103 Clinical Sciences; 1117 Public Health and Health Services; 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences; 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences; 42 Health sciences; 52 Psychology
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064542
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Elements
Depositing User:	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited:	07 Dec 2023 15:41
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2023 15:45
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/32834

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