2020年8月至12月期间,俄俄州库亚霍加县的学校教学模式与社区COVID-19发病率的关联
Pauline D Terebuh1,2, Jeffrey M Albert2, Jacqueline W Curtis2
1University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
概括
在COVID-19期间,学校的非远程指导 (NRI) 与更高的社区COVID-19病例有关,特别是在社会脆弱地区. 这强调了需要资源来确保安全的学校重新开放.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 传染病控制和控制传染病
背景情况:
- 由于COVID-19大流行,公立学校需要采用替代教学模式.
- 只有远程指令 (RI) 和非远程指令 (NRI) 被实施为缓解策略.
- 了解不同学校教学模式对社区传播的影响至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查公立学校教学模式 (RI与NRI) 与社区COVID-19发病率之间的关联.
- 评估教学模式对COVID-19传播的影响,与社会脆弱性指数 (SVI) 相比.
主要方法:
- 概括估计方程方法用于按邮政编码分析每周的COVID-19病例数.
- 在2020年8月至12月期间从俄俄州库亚霍加县收集的数据.
- 对社会脆弱性指数 (SVI) 进行控制,以评估差异性影响.
主要成果:
- 与只有RI的邮政区相比,具有NRI的邮政区的累积COVID-19发病率更高 (风险比率=1.12,p=0.01).
- NRI与暴露后2周的COVID-19病例增加有关,特别是在高SVI邮政编码 (p < 0.001) 中.
- 风险差异为每10万人口中519例病例.
结论:
- 学校的非远程教学可能与社区COVID-19发病率的增加有关.
- NRI对传播的影响在社会脆弱性较高的社区更为明显.
- 在公共卫生危机期间,弱势社区需要有针对性的资源用于安全学校运营.
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