Feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen self-testing in school and summer camp attendees
BackgroundSARS-CoV-2 screening is one of the pillars of non-pharmaceutical preventive strategies to early identify and isolate infected individuals and therefore decrease community incidence.MethodsWe assessed the feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 self-testing with antig...
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| author | Andreu Colom-Cadena Andreu Colom-Cadena Héctor Martínez-Riveros Héctor Martínez-Riveros Héctor Martínez-Riveros Anna Bordas Anna Bordas Lucia Alonso-García Lucia Alonso-García Marcos Montoro-Fernández Pol Romano-deGea Pol Romano-deGea Josep Vidal-Alaball Josep Vidal-Alaball Josep Vidal-Alaball Elisabet Solà-Segura Josep M. Llibre Boris Revollo Jordi Casabona Jordi Casabona Jordi Casabona Jordi Casabona Cristina Agustí Cristina Agustí |
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| description | BackgroundSARS-CoV-2 screening is one of the pillars of non-pharmaceutical preventive strategies to early identify and isolate infected individuals and therefore decrease community incidence.MethodsWe assessed the feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 self-testing with antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests in attendees of educational settings.ResultsA total of 305 students (88.15%) and 41 staff (11.85%) from 9 to 56 years old participated in the self-testing procedure and answered the survey at the end of the study. 91.3% (n = 313) did not need help, 96.1% of participants reported the same outcome as the healthcare workers. 94.5% strongly or slightly agree with the statement “I would repeat the experience”.ConclusionThe study demonstrates that self-testing is acceptable and usable in children, adolescents and adults when the epidemiological situation may require a systematic screening of these populations, although supervision by health care or previously trained personnel is recommended for younger age groups. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c1a2c6d22bf4a3fa0f4fd9d138ef9182024-01-05T13:46:39ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602023-01-011010.3389/fped.2022.975454975454Feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen self-testing in school and summer camp attendeesAndreu Colom-Cadena0Andreu Colom-Cadena1Héctor Martínez-Riveros2Héctor Martínez-Riveros3Héctor Martínez-Riveros4Anna Bordas5Anna Bordas6Lucia Alonso-García7Lucia Alonso-García8Marcos Montoro-Fernández9Pol Romano-deGea10Pol Romano-deGea11Josep Vidal-Alaball12Josep Vidal-Alaball13Josep Vidal-Alaball14Elisabet Solà-Segura15Josep M. Llibre16Boris Revollo17Jordi Casabona18Jordi Casabona19Jordi Casabona20Jordi Casabona21Cristina Agustí22Cristina Agustí23Centre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Germans Trias I Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, SpainCentre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Germans Trias I Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, SpainDoctorate Program in Methodology of Biomedical Research and Public Health, Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Preventive Medicine, Univ Autonòma de Barcelona, Badalona, SpainCentre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Germans Trias I Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, SpainCentre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Germans Trias I Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, SpainCentre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, SpainCentre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Germans Trias I Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, SpainHealth Promotion in Rural Areas Research Group, Gerència Territorial de la Catalunya Central, Institut Català de la Salut, Sant Fruitós del Bages, SpainUnitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol I Gurina, Sant Fruitós del Bages, SpainUniversity of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Vic, SpainPrimary Heatlhcare Team Vic Nord, Institut Català de la Salut, Vic, SpainDivision of Infectious Diseases and Foundation for Fighting AIDS, Infectious Diseases and Promoting Health and Science, University Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol, Badalona, SpainDivision of Infectious Diseases and Foundation for Fighting AIDS, Infectious Diseases and Promoting Health and Science, University Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol, Badalona, SpainCentre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Germans Trias I Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, SpainDepartament de Pediatria, d’Obstetrícia I Ginecologia I de Medicina Preventiva I de Salut Publica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain0Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainCentre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, SpainDepartament de Pediatria, d’Obstetrícia I Ginecologia I de Medicina Preventiva I de Salut Publica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, SpainBackgroundSARS-CoV-2 screening is one of the pillars of non-pharmaceutical preventive strategies to early identify and isolate infected individuals and therefore decrease community incidence.MethodsWe assessed the feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 self-testing with antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests in attendees of educational settings.ResultsA total of 305 students (88.15%) and 41 staff (11.85%) from 9 to 56 years old participated in the self-testing procedure and answered the survey at the end of the study. 91.3% (n = 313) did not need help, 96.1% of participants reported the same outcome as the healthcare workers. 94.5% strongly or slightly agree with the statement “I would repeat the experience”.ConclusionThe study demonstrates that self-testing is acceptable and usable in children, adolescents and adults when the epidemiological situation may require a systematic screening of these populations, although supervision by health care or previously trained personnel is recommended for younger age groups.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.975454/fullacceptability and usabilitySARS-CoV-2 antigen testingSARS-CoV-2school public healthself-testing |
| spellingShingle | Andreu Colom-Cadena Andreu Colom-Cadena Héctor Martínez-Riveros Héctor Martínez-Riveros Héctor Martínez-Riveros Anna Bordas Anna Bordas Lucia Alonso-García Lucia Alonso-García Marcos Montoro-Fernández Pol Romano-deGea Pol Romano-deGea Josep Vidal-Alaball Josep Vidal-Alaball Josep Vidal-Alaball Elisabet Solà-Segura Josep M. Llibre Boris Revollo Jordi Casabona Jordi Casabona Jordi Casabona Jordi Casabona Cristina Agustí Cristina Agustí Feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen self-testing in school and summer camp attendees Frontiers in Pediatrics acceptability and usability SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing SARS-CoV-2 school public health self-testing |
| title | Feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen self-testing in school and summer camp attendees |
| title_full | Feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen self-testing in school and summer camp attendees |
| title_fullStr | Feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen self-testing in school and summer camp attendees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen self-testing in school and summer camp attendees |
| title_short | Feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen self-testing in school and summer camp attendees |
| title_sort | feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 sars cov 2 antigen self testing in school and summer camp attendees |
| topic | acceptability and usability SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing SARS-CoV-2 school public health self-testing |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.975454/full |
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