Diagnostic Testing Preferences in Rural and Vulnerable Populations During a Pandemic: Discrete Choice Experiment

The results suggest that important social, behavioral, and policy factors affect choice for testing. Contrary to our hypotheses, rurality did not significantly impact preferences for testing; however, attitudes toward government and other beliefs did. Health care interventions intended to reduce rural health disparities that do not reflect the underlying values of individuals in those subpopulations are unlikely to be successful.