Implementing a pilot study of COVID-19 self-testing in high-risk populations and remote locations: results and lessons learnt
Abstract Background Rapid antigen-detection tests for SARS-CoV-2 self-testing represent a useful tool for pandemic control and expanding access to community-level case screening. COVID-19 self-tests have been extensively used in high-income countries since 2021; however, their introduction and progr...
Main Authors: | Elena Marbán-Castro, Vladimer Getia, Maia Alkhazashvili, Maia Japaridze, Ia Jikia, Berra Erkosar, Paula Del Rey-Puech, Guillermo Z. Martínez-Pérez, Paata Imnadze, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Olga Denisiuk, Elena Ivanova Reipold, Sonjelle Shilton |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-02-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17930-2 |
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