SARS-CoV-2 testing behavior in symptomatic adults in a U.S. national cohort, 2020–2023: influence of exposure risk, susceptibility and healthcare access
Individuals with the greatest risk of SARS-CoV-2 exposure, susceptibility to COVID-19 complications, and barriers to healthcare access were the least likely to test when ill. Public health initiatives should prioritize improving testing uptake among these populations.
Authors
- Saba Qasmieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6170-2239)
- Jenna Sanborn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3726-3724)
- Yanhan Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9703-4412)
- Josefina Nuñez
- McKaylee M. Robertson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8426-6572)
- Kate Penrose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7808-7439)
- Denis Nash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3280-5386)
- Angela M. Parcesepe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4321-125X)
- Rachael Piltch‐Loeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6813-1934)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
- City University of New York (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25516-9
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00