Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, M. Asias Str., 11527 Athens, Greece.
Emergency Care Department, Laiko General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 10;19(8):4559. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19084559.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on health, economy, society and education. In the effort to return to normalcy, according to the instructions of the Greek Government for the resumption of the operation of schools, a screening Rapid Antigen Detection Test with the method of self-testing is required for students twice per week, for the early identification and isolation of positive cases. We aimed to pivotally investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices related to self-testing procedures against COVID-19 among Greek students. A questionnaire was distributed to a convenient sample of students in the region of Athens. Information about the vaccination coverage against SARS-CoV-2 was also obtained. Our study included 1000 students, with 70% of them having an average grade at school. Most of the participants were aware of coronavirus (98.6%) and the self-test (95.5%). The vast majority of students (97%) performed self-testing twice per week, with the 70% them being assisted by someone else. Nearly one sixth of the participants had been infected by COVID-19 (14%) while 36% of them have already been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. In conclusion, we report high compliance with the COVID-19 self-testing procedure among students in Attica, Greece. Older age adolescents are more likely to not comply with the regulations of self-testing. Consequently, tailored interventions targeted at older age adolescents are warranted in order to increase the acceptability of self-testing.
新冠疫情对健康、经济、社会和教育造成了重大影响。为了恢复正常生活，根据希腊政府关于学校复课的指示，要求学生每周进行两次自我检测快速抗原检测，以便及早发现和隔离阳性病例。我们旨在调查希腊学生对新冠病毒自我检测程序的相关知识、态度和实践情况。我们向雅典地区的学生进行了问卷调查，还获得了他们针对 SARS-CoV-2 的疫苗接种覆盖率的信息。我们的研究共纳入了 1000 名学生，其中 70% 的学生成绩中等。大多数参与者都知道冠状病毒（98.6%）和自我检测（95.5%）。绝大多数学生（97%）每周进行两次自我检测，其中 70%的学生由他人协助完成。近六分之一的参与者曾感染过 COVID-19（14%），而 36%的学生已接种 SARS-CoV-2 疫苗。总之，我们报告称，在希腊雅典，学生对新冠病毒自我检测程序的依从性很高。年龄较大的青少年更有可能不遵守自我检测的规定。因此，需要针对年龄较大的青少年进行有针对性的干预措施，以提高自我检测的可接受性。
