Data For: Optimising Instructional Materials for COVID-19 Rapid Tests for Self-Sampling and Testing: Mapping the Optimization Process of Manufacturer’s Instructions for Use for Self-Testing RDTs Intended for Low Literacy Contexts

Kumwenda, MK

; Mukoka, M

; Mhango, O and Choko, AT (2024). Data For: Optimising Instructional Materials for COVID-19 Rapid Tests for Self-Sampling and Testing: Mapping the Optimization Process of Manufacturer’s Instructions for Use for Self-Testing RDTs Intended for Low Literacy Contexts. [Dataset]. Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6H1QLNL

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Data collected as part of an observational, cross-sectional study of the feasibility and acceptability of self-sampling and self-testing using SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests in adults in the general population and health care workers. Cognitive interviews were conducted at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) and Lirangwe in Blantyre, Malawi. Data files shared in this first version of the deposit consist of 58 PANBIO and 62 STDQ interview transcripts. The interviewer questions are typically in English, while the respondents’ answers are given in Chichewa.

Keywords

COVID-19; Covid-19 IFU Optimisation; self-sampling; self-sampling; rapid test

Item Type	Dataset
Resource Type	Resource Type Resource Description Dataset Qualitative
Capture method	Interview: Face-to-face
Collection Period	From To 16 July 2021 18 January 2022
Date	27 August 2024
Language(s) of written materials	English
Creator(s)	Kumwenda, MK; Mukoka, M ; Mhango, O and Choko, AT
LSHTM Faculty/Department	Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & International Health (2023-)
Participating Institutions	University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
Date Deposited	31 Jan 2025 11:19
Last Modified	29 Jul 2025 13:23
Publisher	Qualitative Data Repository