Determining the acceptability of testing contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases to improve secondary case ascertainment.
Elizabeth MarchantD ReadyG WimburyR SmithsonA CharlettI OliverPublished in: Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (2021)
Most case contacts were tested, either through arranging a test by themselves or by accepting the study offer. Results demonstrate high acceptability, with substantial test positivity, indicating that there is public health benefit in offering tests to contacts as a routine part of the contact-tracing process.