A Nationally Representative Survey of COVID-19 in Pakistan, 2021-2022.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(13): S69-S75, 2022 12.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2248261
ABSTRACT
We conducted 4,863 mobile phone and 1,715 face-to-face interviews of adults >18 years residing in Pakistan during June 2021-January 2022 that focused on opinions and practices related to COVID-19. Of those surveyed, 26.3% thought COVID-19 was inevitable, and 16.8% had tested for COVID-19. Survey participants who considered COVID-19 an inevitability shared such traits as urban residency, concerns about COVID-19, and belief that the virus is a serious medical threat. Survey respondents who had undergone COVID-19 testing shared similarities regarding employment status, education, mental health screening, and the consideration of COVID-19 as an inevitable disease. From this survey, we modeled suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases and found nearly 3 times as many suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases than had been reported. Our research also suggested undertesting for COVID-19 even in the presence of COVID-19 symptoms. Further research might help uncover the reasons behind undertesting and underreporting of COVID-19 in Pakistan.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cell Phone
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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