How do we engage people in testing for COVID-19? A rapid qualitative evaluation of a testing programme in schools, GP surgeries and a university.
Daniella WatsonNatalia Laverty BaralleJawahr AlagilKrithika AnilSandy CiccognaniRachel Dewar-HaggartSarah FearnJulia GrootKathryn KnowlesClaire MeagherCarmel McGrathSarah MuirJo MusgroveKate Glyn-OwenKath Woods-TownsendAndrew MortimorePaul RoderickJanis BairdHazel InskipKeith GodfreyMary BarkerPublished in: BMC public health (2022)
Participants' and stakeholders' motivations, challenges and concerns need to be understood and these insights used to modify the programme in a continuous, real-time process to ensure and sustain engagement with testing over the extended period necessary. Community leaders and stakeholder organisations should be involved throughout programme development and implementation to optimise engagement.