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Facilitators and barriers to engagement with contact tracing during infectious disease outbreaks: A rapid review of the evidence.
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Antecedents predicting digital contact tracing acceptance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2023Pooled it
- Communication to promote and support physical distancing for COVID-19 prevention and control: a rapid reviewThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- COVID-19 Prevention and Control Measures in Workplace Settings: A Rapid Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Quality and Adoption of COVID-19 Tracing Apps and Recommendations for Development: Systematic Interdisciplinary Review of European Apps.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Community-engaged COVID-19 contact tracing initiative in Chicago.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2026Article
- Discrimination and technology-based disease control.PloS one · 2026Article
- Factors associated with self-isolating and completing a contact follow-up program: a retrospective analysis of Ontario, Canada's COVID-19 contact tracing initiative.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Initial and Subsequent Engagement of Recently Diagnosed Persons Living with HIV in Contact Tracing Interviews Conducted by Public Health Practitioners.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- A cross-sectional study of COVID-19 testing and disclosure hesitancy: The role of responsibility attribution in South Korea.PloS one · 2025Article
- Analysis of HIV contact tracing in Yunnan Province: data-driven insights for optimizing HIV prevention and control strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO PROVIDING COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING INFORMATION AMONG ADULT NIGERIANS.African journal of infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Determinants of Citizens' Intention to Participate in Self-Led Contact Tracing: Cross-Sectional Online Questionnaire Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Contact tracing in Austria, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, and Kosovo† during the COVID-19 pandemic: response review and good practices.European journal of public health · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the implementation of a community health worker-led COVID-19 contact tracing intervention in Chiapas, Mexico, from March 2020 to December 2021.BMC health services research · 2024Observational
- An Examination of Responses to COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Efforts in Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx Communities of Los Angeles.Health equity · 2024Article
- COVID-19 contact tracing and quarantine policies in the Indo-Pacific Region: A mixed-methods study of experiences of public health professionals.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- User feedback on the NHS test & Trace Service during COVID-19: The use of machine learning to analyse free-text data from 37,914 England adults.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- Evaluating the Added Value of Digital Contact Tracing Support Tools for Citizens: Framework Development.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Adoption of a COVID-19 Contact Tracing App by Czech Youth: Cross-Cultural Replication Study.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- COVID-19 contact tracing at work in Belgium - how tracers tweak guidelines for the better.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundUntil a vaccine is developed, a test, trace and isolate strategy is the most effective method of controlling the COVID-19 outbreak. Contact tracing and case isolation are common methods for controlling infectious disease outbreaks. However, the effectiveness of any contact tracing system rests on public engagement. Numerous factors may influence an individual's willingness to engage with a contact tracing system. Understanding these factors has become urgent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
objectiveTo identify facilitators and barriers to uptake of, and engagement with, contact tracing during infectious disease outbreaks.
methodA rapid systematic review was conducted to identify papers based on primary research, written in English, and that assessed facilitators, barriers, and other factors associated with the uptake of, and engagement with, a contact tracing system. PRINCIPAL
findingsFour themes were identified as facilitators to the uptake of, and engagement with, contact tracing: collective responsibility; personal benefit; co-production of contact tracing systems; and the perception of the system as efficient, rigorous and reliable. Five themes were identified as barriers to the uptake of, and engagement with, contact tracing: privacy concerns; mistrust and/or apprehension; unmet need for more information and support; fear of stigmatization; and mode-specific challenges.
conclusionsBy focusing on the factors that have been identified, contact tracing services are more likely to get people to engage with them, identify more potentially ill contacts, and reduce transmission.
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