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Preventing COVID-19 Transmission in Education Settings
Sunitha V Kaiser1,2,3, Annalisa Watson4,2, Basak Dogan4
1Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies sunitha.kaiser@ucsf.edu.
Pediatrics
|June 11, 2021
Summary
Community hubs supported vulnerable students during remote learning. Despite high community COVID-19 rates, strict mitigation policies in hubs led to minimal transmission, with masking and distancing being key factors.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Educational Settings
Background:
- Community hubs provided essential support for vulnerable students during remote learning in fall 2020.
- High community incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) posed a significant risk to these settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe adherence to COVID-19 mitigation policies in urban, low-income educational hubs.
- To assess the association between policy adherence and in-hub COVID-19 transmission.
- To identify barriers and facilitators influencing adherence to mitigation policies.
Main Methods:
- A mixed-methods study was conducted from November 2020 to February 2021.
- Data included COVID-19 case data, field observations of mitigation adherence, and surveys of hub leaders.
- Quantitative data were summarized using descriptive statistics, and qualitative data underwent thematic content analysis.
Main Results:
- 85 hubs served 1738 children, with high community COVID-19 incidence.
- 36 COVID-19 cases occurred in hubs, with only 1 instance of hub-based transmission (adult to adult).
- Adherence included 67% of children and 99% of adults masked, and 55% of children and 48% of adults distanced ≥6 ft.
Conclusions:
- Variable adherence to COVID-19 mitigation policies was observed in educational hubs.
- Despite high community incidence, promotion of multiple policies resulted in minimal in-hub transmission.
- Strategies for enhancing adherence to COVID-19 mitigation policies were detailed.
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