Skip to main content

Table 3 Actions taken following a SARS-CoV-2 self-test

From: Self-testing for SARS-CoV-2 in São Paulo, Brazil: results of a population-based values and attitudes survey

 

Female

n = 184 (44.12%)

Male

n = 233 (55.87%)

P-value

Total

n = 417 (100.00%)

Practice following receipt of a positive self-test result

 Communicate the result to a clinic, hospital and/or COVID hotlinea

164 (89.13)

205 (87.98)

0.71

369 (88.49)

 Go in person to a clinic or hospital to seek post-testing counseling from a healthcare workera

180 (97.83)

230 (98.71)

0.485

410 (98.32)

 Self-isolatea

180 (97.83)

227 (97.42)

0.79

407 (97.60)

 Identify and warn close contactsa

178 (96.74)

225 (96.57)

0.92

403 (96.64)

 Inform their employera

171 (95.00)

379 (79.45)

0.093

278 (92.98)

Practice following receipt of a negative self-test for a person with symptoms and exposed to a COVID-19 case

 Stop self-isolationa

164 (89.13)

209 (89.70)

0.76

373 (89.45)

 Stop wearing a face maska

22 (11.96)

21 (9.01)

0.21

43 (10.31)

 Stop social distancinga

58 (31.52)

54 (23.18)

0.16

112 (26.86)

  1. aPercentages took into consideration missing values for each variable, i.e., they were not calculated based on the total sample of 417 respondents