Exploring User-Uptake of Digital Contact Tracing Apps - A Practitioner Guide - Module 1. Primer.pdf

This module aims to introduce readers to Digital Contact Tracing (D-CT), D-CT apps, and user-uptake. Discussion begins with providing a detailed background on what D-CT is, why it is a prominent component to the response to COVID-19 globally, and the varied digital approaches to D-CT. Following, we discuss the opportunities and challenges with D-CT apps, with an emphasis on efficacy and the need to study user-engagement. The next two sections characterize user-engagement with D-CT apps, with a specific focus on user-uptake (phase 1 of the user-engagement process) with D-CT apps across contexts. The last two sections highlight the factors influencing user-uptake in D-CT apps before briefly explaining the study and its methodology.