ArticleInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2021
Screening of SARS-CoV-2 among homeless people, asylum-seekers and other people living in precarious conditions in Marseille, France, March-April 2020.
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- A systematic review of the international evidence on the effectiveness of COVID-19 mitigation measures in communal rough sleeping accommodation.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2023Pooled it
- SARS-CoV-2 incidence, seroprevalence, and COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the homeless population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- The Impact of Being Homeless on the Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19: Systematic Review.International journal of public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 in Homeless People from Urban Shelters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2023).Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Risk perception of compound emergencies: A household survey on flood evacuation and sheltering behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic.Sustainable cities and society · 2023Article
- Feasibility, Uptake, and Results of COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests among Refugees and Migrants in a Pilot Project in North-West Syria.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
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- COVID-19 prevalence and infection control measures at homeless shelters and hostels in high-income countries: a scoping review.Systematic reviews · 2022Article
- A Scoping Review of the Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Persons Experiencing Homelessness in North America and Europe.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Monitoring for COVID-19 by universal testing in a homeless shelter in Germany: a prospective feasibility cohort study.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Pneumococcal infections and homelessness.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2021Article
- Epidemiological Investigations of Infectious Diseases among Mobile Populations at the University Hospital Institute Mediterranean Infection in Marseille, France.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2021Review
- SARS-Cov-2 prevalence, transmission, health-related outcomes and control strategies in homeless shelters: Systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2021Article
- COVID-19 outbreaks at shelters for women who are victims of gender-based violence from Ecuador.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2021Article
- SARS-CoV-2 among migrants and forcibly displaced populations: A rapid systematic review.Journal of migration and health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSurveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among sheltered homeless and other vulnerable people might provide the information needed to prevent its spread within accommodation centres.
methodsData were obtained from 698 participants in different accommodation centres (411 homeless individuals, 77 asylum-seekers, 58 other people living in precarious conditions and 152 employees working in these accommodation centres) who completed questionnaires and had nasal samples collected between 26 March and 17 April 2020. SARS-CoV-2 carriage was assessed by quantitative PCR.
resultsWe found a high acceptance rate (78.9%) for testing. Overall, 49 people (7.0%) were positive for SARS-CoV-2, including 37 homeless individuals (of 411, 9.0%) and 12 employees (of 152, 7.9%). SARS-CoV-2 positivity correlated with symptoms, although 51% of patients who tested positive did not report respiratory symptoms or fever. Among homeless people, being young (18-34 years) (odds ratio 3.83, 95% confidence interval 1.47-10.0, p = 0.006) and being housed in one specific shelter (odds ratio 9.13, 95% confidence interval 4.09-20.37, p < 0.001) were independent factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 positivity (rates of 11.4% and 20.6%, respectively). DISCUSSION: Symptom screening alone is insufficient to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission in vulnerable sheltered people. Systematic testing should be promoted.
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