Evaluation of a COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing Program in a Supervised Community Distance Learning Setting for K-8 Students

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Ryan C.; Soto, Daniel W.; Deva, Sohini; Macedo, Marisol; Shanker, Kush; Rodriguez, Anna; Alhajri, Danyah; Unger, Jennifer B.
Titel	Evaluation of a COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing Program in a Supervised Community Distance Learning Setting for K-8 Students
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 92 (2022) 5, S.445-451 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lee, Ryan C.) ORCID (Unger, Jennifer B.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13146
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; COVID-19; Pandemics; Diagnostic Tests; Distance Education; Elementary School Students; Program Effectiveness; Middle School Students; Community Programs; Disease Control; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Kalifornien
Abstract	Background: School-based COVID-19 testing is a potential strategy to limit COVID-19 transmission among youth in congregate settings such as schools, sports programs, and summer camps. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of frequent rapid antigen testing at a supervised distance-learning setting for elementary and middle school children while their schools were closed. Methods: This evaluation examines participation rates and testing data in addition to qualitative analysis of focus groups from a Los Angeles City-sponsored rapid antigen testing pilot program. In total, 434 children and staff were enrolled in the 13-week pilot program in the spring of 2021. Results: In this pilot program, 2482 rapid antigen tests were administered, resulting in 3 positive test results, 1 of which was a false positive (confirmed by polymerase chain reaction testing) and 0 outbreaks or community spread. Conclusions: Throughout this pilot program, implementing rapid antigen tests allowed for the quick identification and isolation of potentially COVID-19-positive children, improved perceived safety for parents and staff who interact with children, and demonstrated the ability for staff and non-health care professionals in a school-based setting to implement a widespread COVID-19 screening program with minimal training. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01