Table 1: Summary of responses to user preference survey.
| Self-swab | n (%) |
| Confidence in performing self-swab | |
| Very fearful | 1 (1.0) |
| Fearful | 15 (15.0) |
| Confident | 67 (67.0) |
| Very confident | 17 (17.0) |
| Choose self-swab over HCW swab | |
| Definitely not | 3 (3.0) |
| Will not | 9 (9.0) |
| Will | 51 (51.0) |
| Definitely will | 37 (37.0) |
| Saliva Sample | |
| Difficulty providing saliva sample | |
| Very difficult | 2 (2.0) |
| Difficult | 27 (27.0) |
| Easy | 52 (52.0) |
| Very Easy | 19 (19.0) |
| Choose saliva testing | |
| Definitely not | 0 (0.0) |
| Will not | 11 (11.0) |
| Will | 50 (50.0) |
| Definitely will | 39 (39.0) |
| Overall | |
| Preferred method of sample collection | |
| No preference | 24 (24.0) |
| Saliva collection | 38 (38.0) |
| Self-swab | 38 (38.0) |