在家对抗现场COVID-19学校测试:一个随机的非劣势试验
Susan M Kiene1, Corinne McDaniels-Davidson1, Chii-Dean Lin2
1Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health.
Pediatrics
|July 2, 2023
概括
学校的家庭COVID-19测试计划与参与和遵守现场测试一样有效. 这种方法支持持续的查和面对面的学习,特别是在弱势社区.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 学校卫生计划 学校卫生计划
背景情况:
- 公平获得COVID-19查对于减少传播和保持中学亲自学习至关重要.
- 在家快速抗原测试为学区提供了潜在的优势,但其持续参与的可行性尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 测试这样一个假设:在家进行COVID-19学校测试的计划,与在校计划相比,在参与和遵守方面没有劣势.
- 评估在中学社区内启动和持续参与家庭COVID-19测试的可行性.
主要方法:
- 从2021年10月到2022年3月,在3所中学进行了一项非劣势试验.
- 两个学校被随机分配到现场测试中,一个学校被随机分配到家庭测试中.
- 所有学生和工作人员均有资格参加21周的查计划.
主要成果:
- 在21周的试验中,家庭COVID-19测试参与率不低于现场测试.
- 在家庭测试组中,遵守每周测试计划也没有劣势.
- 使用家庭测试的参与者在学校休息期间和休息前表现出更一致的测试.
结论:
- 在家进行COVID-19测试是学校查计划的现场测试的可行和有效替代方案.
- 在全国范围内,在家进行检测应被视为学校的常规COVID-19预防策略.
- 需要足够的支持来确保一致的参与和遵守家庭测试协议.
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