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How do the public interpret COVID-19 swab test results? Comparing the impact of official information about results and reliability used in the UK, US and New Zealand: a randomised, controlled trial

2020-12-04

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Objectives</h4> To assess the effects of different official information on public interpretation of a personal COVID-19 PCR (‘swab’) test result. <h4>Design</h4> A 5x×2 factorial, randomised, between-subjects experiment, comparing four wordings of information about the test result and a control arm of no additional information; for both positive and negative test results. <h4>Setting</h4> Onl...

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DOI: 10.1101/2020.12.04.20243840

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