Posted on February 8, 2023

Caregiver perceptions of in-home COVID-19 testing for children with medical complexity: A qualitative study

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Caregiver perceptions of in-home COVID-19 testing for children with medical complexity: A qualitative study

DATE: 2/6/2023
AUDIENCE: Researcher, Public
TOPIC(S): COVID-19 Testing, Children & Safe Schools, RADx-UP Research Findings

COVID-19 testing is an important strategy to reduce viral spread, especially among children with medical complexities who are more vulnerable to severe COVID-19 symptoms, hospitalization, and death. However, how caregivers of these children perceive testing is not known, which can negatively impact testing uptake and benefit in this population. Therefore, researchers from Wisconsin worked to understand caregivers’ perceptions of in-home COVID-19 testing.