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Table 5 Number of COVID-19 self-tests reported to the national database by type of user, gender, presence of symptoms, self-test result and location of use

From: Implementing a pilot study of COVID-19 self-testing in high-risk populations and remote locations: results and lessons learnt

Variable

n

%

Type of user

N = 52,985

 Participant

51,905

98%

 Household member

1080

2.0%

Gender

N = 52,985

 Female

41,443

78.2%

 Male

11,542

21.8%

Presence of symptoms

N = 52,555

 No

50,812

96.7%

 Yes

1743

3.3%

COVID-19 self-test result

N = 52,985

 Invalid

60

0.1%

 Negative

52,303

98.7%

 Positive

622

1.2%

Location of COVID-19 self-test performed

N = 52,985

 Home

50,346

95.0%

 Work

2504

4.7%

 Other

135

0.3%