Insights from a community-based survey on factors influencing acceptance and uptake of Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir) as a COVID-19 antiviral medication in Singapore

• Main Authors: Soh, Alexius Matthias Sheng En, Ong, Brenda Wei Ling, Thein, Tun-Linn, Griva, Konstadina, Chen, Mark I-Cheng
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Antiviral awareness; Antiviral acceptability
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181326
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Introduction: Antiviral treatment can reduce the burden of COVID-19. But utilisation can be suboptimal, even in a setting like Singapore where it is fully subsidized for those with selected medical conditions and older adults (≥ 50 years). We hence investigated the factors affecting awareness, accep...