Feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen self-testing in school and summer camp attendees

Colom-Cadena, Andreu; Martínez-Riveros, Héctor; Bordas, Anna; Alonso-García, Lucia; Montoro-Fernandez, Marcos; Romano-deGea, Pol; Vidal-Alaball, Josep; Solà-Segura, Elisabet; Llibre, Josep M; Revollo, Boris; Casabona, Jordi; Agustí, Cristina

doi:10.3389/fped.2022.975454

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“…The early key of this study was scaling the self-application of the survey for students of younger age groups, ensure their participation without increasing the burden of attributions of teachers and health services that have already been largely impacted by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In the CSSNC project, we had already tested a self-administrated questionnaire for students over 16 years and antigen self-tests for children over 9 years, obtaining good results [16,18].…”

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“…We found a significant and positive association between absence and sore throat (OR 2.23), mild sore throat (OR 2.86); moderate cough (OR 4.00); sneezing (2.37), moderate sneezing (OR 6,06), severe sneezing (OR 4,06); and moderate abdominal pain (OR 4.00) (Table 4). students over 16 years and antigen self-tests for children over 9 years, obtaining good results [16,18].…”

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Syndromic surveillance as a predictive tool for health-related school absences in COVID-19 Sentinel Schools in Catalonia, Spain

Ganem

Alonso

Colom-Cadena

et al. 2023

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Monitoring influenza-like illness through syndromic surveillance could be an important strategy in the COVID-19 emergence scenario. The study aims to implement syndromic surveillance for children aged 6-11 years in COVID-19 sentinel schools in Catalonia. Data collection was made by self-applied survey to collect daily health status and symptoms. We proceed logistic mixed models and a Latent Class Analysis to investigate associations with syndromes and school absence. Were enrolled 135 students (2163 person-days) that filled 1536 surveys and 60 participants reported illness (29.52 by 100 person/day) and registered 189 absence events, 62 of them (32.8%) related to health reasons. Subgroups of influenza-like illness were founded such as a significantly and positively association with school absences. The findings of this study can be applied to the detection of health events, and association with school absences, offering an opportunity for quick action, or simply for monitoring and understanding the students' health situation.

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Syndromic surveillance as a predictive tool for health-related school absences in COVID-19 Sentinel Schools in Catalonia, Spain

Ganem

Alonso

Colom-Cadena

et al. 2023

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Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection outside of healthcare settings

Constantin,

Noertjojo,

Sommer

et al. 2024

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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“You know, it feels like you can trust them”: mixed methods implementation research to inform the scale up of a health disparities-responsive COVID-19 school testing program

Kiene,

Miller,

Tuhebwe

et al. 2024

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Background Health disparities lead to negative COVID-19 outcomes for Hispanic/Latino communities. Rapid antigen testing was an important mitigation tool for protecting schools and their communities as in-person learning resumed. Within the context of a 3-middle-school non-inferiority trial we assessed acceptability and appropriateness of at-home and school-based COVID-19 antigen testing and implementation barriers and facilitators to facilitate district-wide scale up. Methods Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and acceptability and appropriateness implementation outcomes, we collected post-implementation qualitative (n = 30) and quantitative ( n = 454) data in English and Spanish from trial participants, in-depth feedback sessions among program implementers ( n = 19) and coded 137 project meeting minutes. Verbatim transcripts were thematically analyzed. We used multivariate linear models to evaluate program acceptability and appropriateness by COVID-19 testing modality and mixed qualitative and quantitative findings for interpretation. Results Questionnaire respondents closely matched school demographics (> 80% Hispanic/Latino and 8% Filipino/Asian Pacific Islander). While both testing modalities were rated as highly acceptable and appropriate, at-home testing was consistently favorable. Qualitative findings provided actionable areas for at-home testing program refinement, guiding district-wide scale up including: maintaining a learning climate to accommodate modifications as guidelines changed, needs of the school community, and implementation challenges; ensuring an engaged school leadership and sufficient human resources; improving educational communication about COVID-19 and technology ease of use; and increased time for pre-implementation planning and engagement. Conclusions Results underscore the value of the CFIR to inform program implementation, particularly programs to reduce disparities during a public health emergency. Results support optimal testing implementation strategies centering the needs and perspectives of Hispanic/Latinos.

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Feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen self-testing in school and summer camp attendees

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Syndromic surveillance as a predictive tool for health-related school absences in COVID-19 Sentinel Schools in Catalonia, Spain

Syndromic surveillance as a predictive tool for health-related school absences in COVID-19 Sentinel Schools in Catalonia, Spain

Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection outside of healthcare settings

“You know, it feels like you can trust them”: mixed methods implementation research to inform the scale up of a health disparities-responsive COVID-19 school testing program

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