Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Related to COVID-19 Testing: A Rapid Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Testing programs for COVID-19 depend on the voluntary actions of members of the public for their success. Understanding people's knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to COVID-19 testing is, therefore, key to the design of effective testing programs worldwide. This paper reports on the findings of a rapid scoping review to map the extent, characteristics, and scope of social science research on COVID-19 testing and identifies key themes from the literature. Main findings include the discoveries that people are largely accepting of testing technologies and guidelines and that a sense of social solidarity is a key motivator of testing uptake. The main barriers to accessing and undertaking testing include uncertainty about eligibility and how to access tests, difficulty interpreting symp

SUBMITTER: Bevan I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8472251 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature