A School-Based SARS-CoV-2 Testing Program: Testing Uptake and Quarantine Length After In-School Exposures.
| dc.contributor.author | Boutzoukas, Angelique E | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zimmerman, Kanecia O | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mann, Tara K | |
| dc.contributor.author | Moorthy, Ganga S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Blakemore, Ashley | |
| dc.contributor.author | McGann, Kathleen A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Smith, Michael J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nutting, Boen | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kerley, Karen | |
| dc.contributor.author | Brookhart, M Alan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Edwards, Laura | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rak, Zsolt | |
| dc.contributor.author | Benjamin, Daniel K | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kalu, Ibukunoluwa C | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-10T00:49:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-06-10T00:49:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | ObjectivesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-related quarantines, which are required after close contact with infected individuals, have substantially disrupted in-person education for kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) students. In recent recommendations, shortened durations of quarantine are allowed if a negative SARS-CoV-2 test result is obtained at 5 to 7 days postexposure, but access to testing remains limited. We hypothesized that providing access to in-school SARS-CoV-2 testing postexposure would increase testing and reduce missed school days.MethodsThis prospective cohort study was conducted in one large public K-12 school district in North Carolina and included 2 periods: preimplementation (March 15, 2021, to April 21, 2021) and postimplementation (April 22, 2021, to June 4, 2021), defined around initiation of an in-school SARS-CoV-2 testing program in which on-site access to testing is provided. Number of quarantined students and staff, testing uptake, test results, and number of missed school days were analyzed and compared between the preimplementation and postimplementation periods.ResultsTwenty-four schools, including 12 251 in-person learners, participated in the study. During preimplementation, 446 close contacts were quarantined for school-related exposures; 708 close contacts were quarantined postimplementation. Testing uptake after school-related exposures increased from 6% to 40% (95% confidence interval: 23% to 45%) after implementation, and 89% of tests were conducted in-school. After in-school testing implementation, close contacts missed ∼1.5 fewer days of school (95% confidence interval: -2 to -1).ConclusionsProviding access to in-school testing may be a worthwhile mechanism to increase testing uptake after in-school exposures and minimize missed days of in-person learning, thereby mitigating the pandemic's ongoing impact on children. | |
| dc.identifier | 183319 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0031-4005 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1098-4275 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | ||
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Pediatrics | |
| dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1542/peds.2021-054268j | |
| dc.rights.uri | ||
| dc.subject | Humans | |
| dc.subject | Cohort Studies | |
| dc.subject | Quarantine | |
| dc.subject | Adolescent | |
| dc.subject | Child | |
| dc.subject | Child, Preschool | |
| dc.subject | School Health Services | |
| dc.subject | North Carolina | |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 Testing | |
| dc.title | A School-Based SARS-CoV-2 Testing Program: Testing Uptake and Quarantine Length After In-School Exposures. | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | Boutzoukas, Angelique E|0000-0002-9477-1492 | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | Zimmerman, Kanecia O|0000-0003-3748-6932 | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | Moorthy, Ganga S|0000-0003-3191-1117 | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | McGann, Kathleen A|0000-0003-4458-1671 | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | Smith, Michael J|0000-0001-6947-099X | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | Rak, Zsolt|0000-0003-4015-7443 | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | Benjamin, Daniel K|0000-0002-0764-8585 | |
| pubs.begin-page | e2021054268J | |
| pubs.issue | 12 Suppl 2 | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke | |
| pubs.organisational-group | School of Medicine | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Staff | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Clinical Science Departments | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Institutes and Centers | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Pediatrics | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke Clinical Research Institute | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke Human Vaccine Institute | |
| pubs.organisational-group | University Institutes and Centers | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke Global Health Institute | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| pubs.volume | 149 |
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