ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2021
Assessment of contact tracing for COVID-19 among people experiencing homelessness, Salt Lake County Health Department, March-May 2020.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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
- COVID-19 Contact Tracing Strategies During the First Wave of the Pandemic: Systematic Review of Published Studies.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Pooled it
- COVID-19 in the homeless population: a scoping review and meta-analysis examining differences in prevalence, presentation, vaccine hesitancy and government response in the first year of the pandemic.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 for people experiencing homelessness and their effectiveness: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Infectious Diseases Among People Experiencing Homelessness: A Systematic Review of the Literature in the United States and Canada, 2003-2022.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Pooled it
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- Contact tracing strategies for infectious diseases: A systematic literature review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Morbidity and mortality in a prospective cohort of people who were homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2023Observational
- The clinical and genomic epidemiology of seasonal human coronaviruses in congregate homeless shelter settings: A repeated cross-sectional study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2022Article
- COVID-19 as a social disease: qualitative analysis of COVID-19 prevention needs, impact of control measures and community responses among racialized/ethnic minorities in Antwerp, Belgium.International journal for equity in health · 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
- Coronavirus Disease Contact Tracing Outcomes and Cost, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA, March-May 2020.Emerging infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Public Health Lessons Learned in Responding to COVID-19 Among People Experiencing Homelessness in the United States.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Article
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Abstract
purposeContact tracing is intended to reduce the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but it is difficult to conduct among people who live in congregate settings, including people experiencing homelessness (PEH). This analysis compares person-based contact tracing among two populations in Salt Lake County, Utah, from March-May 2020.
methodsAll laboratory-confirmed positive cases among PEH (n = 169) and documented in Utah's surveillance system were included in this analysis. The general population comparison group (n = 163) were systematically selected from all laboratory-confirmed cases identified during the same period.
resultsNinety-three PEH cases (55%) were interviewed compared to 163 (100%) cases among the general population (P < .0001). PEH were more likely to be lost to follow-up at end of isolation (14.2%) versus the general population (0%; P-value < .0001) and provided fewer contacts per case (0.3) than the general population (4.7) (P-value < .0001). Contacts of PEH were more often unreachable (13.0% vs. 7.1%; P-value < .0001).
conclusionsThese findings suggest that contact tracing among PEH should include a location-based approach, along with a person-based approach when resources allow, due to challenges in identifying, locating, and reaching cases among PEH and their contacts through person-based contact tracing efforts alone.
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