Diagnostic Testing Preferences in Rural and Vulnerable Populations During a Pandemic: Discrete Choice Experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A particular challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic was to provide testing and treatment for already disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. Many states implemented testing in a sporadic and disorganized way, and it is unclear to what extent this disproportionally affected population experienced barriers to accessing care. It is also unclear whether potential barriers to testing were caused by systemic challenges, such as rurality, or by individuals' motivations for not getting tested.

Objective

The objective of this study was to understand the trade-offs individuals in rural and vulnerable populations make between attributes of COVID-19 testing and how these vary across individuals. The study was part of RADx-UP, a consortium of more than 125 projects studying

SUBMITTER: van den Broek-Altenburg E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12539797 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature