Participant characteristics and study costs (in British Pounds) for self-swabbing and HCP swabbing
| Participant characteristics n(%) and costs per participant (£) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Self-swabbing | HCP swabbing | |
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean | 37.42 | 50.09 |
| Minimum | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum | 94 | 88 |
| 0–4 | 329 (26.1) | 56 (17.8) |
| 5–17 | 137 (10.9) | 24 (7.6) |
| 18–64 | 465 (36.9) | 89 (28.3) |
| 65+ | 311 (24.7) | 145 (46.2) |
| Missing | 18 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Recent antibiotic treatment | ||
| Yes | 101 (8.0) | 26 (8.3) |
| No | 1124 (89.2) | 286 (91.1) |
| Unknown/missing | 35 (2.8) | 2 (0.6) |
| Recent respiratory infection | ||
| Yes | 365 (29.0) | 61 (19.4) |
| No | 860 (68.3) | 250 (79.6) |
| Unknown/missing | 35 (2.8) | 3 (1.0) |
| Vaccination status | ||
| Up-to-date | 1022 (81.1) | 270 (86.0) |
| Not up-to-date | 40 (3.2) | 10 (3.2) |
| Unknown/missing | 198 (15.7) | 34 (10.8) |
| Costs per participant (£) | ||
| Laboratory consumables | 8.06 | 8.47 |
| Printing | 2.14 | 7.23 |
| Swabs and swab packs | 17.08 | 9.65 |
| Service support costs (SSC) | 2.81 | 39.52 |
| Transport (by taxi or internal mail) | 0.00 | 4.78 |
| Postage | 11.12 | 0.00 |
| Total | 41.21 | 69.66 |
Costs (British Pounds) are per participant taking into account wastage of swabs and swab packs.
HCP, healthcare professional.