Community perception of the usefulness and ease of COVID-19 self-test in two areas in Paraguay.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 PARASITOLOGY

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pub Date : 2025-05-09 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1590/0037-8682-0381-2024

Cristina Alonso-Vega, Silvia Pérez, Elizabeth de Jesús Posada, Beatriz Mallén, Jazmín Cabañas, Luis Rodrigo Villarroel, María Victoria Alé, Luis Rolando Vera, Verónica Burgos, Sandra Irala, Nelly Regina Rabinovich

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Abstract

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic posed challenges for health systems in rapidly diagnosing diseases.

Methods: Community workshops and a self-administered questionnaire were implemented to determine the feasibility of self-testing for future epidemics and gain an understanding of community interest and the capacity to implement self-tests in two rural areas in Paraguay.

Results: Comprehension of the self-test procedures and their application was demonstrated by 99% of the participants. The participants expressed interest in accessing these tests at home.

Conclusions: Self-tests could be a valuable tool in urban and rural communities that enable health systems to focus on severe cases.

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巴拉圭两个地区社区对COVID-19自我检测有用性和便利性的看法。

背景：2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行给卫生系统快速诊断疾病带来了挑战。方法：在巴拉圭的两个农村地区举办了社区讲习班和自行填写问卷，以确定在未来流行病中进行自我检测的可行性，并了解社区的兴趣和实施自我检测的能力。结果：99%的被试能够理解自测的程序及其应用。参与者表示有兴趣在家中进行这些测试。结论：在城市和农村社区，自我检测可能是一种有价值的工具，使卫生系统能够重点关注重症病例。

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 医学-热带医学

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

10.00%

发文量

195

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

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