ArticleHealth promotion practice2023
COVID-19 Testing in Schools: Perspectives of School Administrators, Teachers, Parents, and Students in Southern California.
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- A COVID-19 Testing Preference Study in Schools.Pediatrics · 2023Trial
- Factors influencing uptake of diagnostic test interventions for SARS-CoV-2: A qualitative review.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Review
- "You know, it feels like you can trust them": mixed methods implementation research to inform the scale up of a health disparities-responsive COVID-19 school testing program.Implementation science communications · 2024Article
- Children and adolescents' experiences of mandatory SARS-CoV-2 testing in schools: a cross-sectional survey.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Article
- "Empathy for children is often missing": a mixed methods analysis of a German forum on COVID-19 pandemic measures.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Exploring School Staff's Perceptions About Implementing Saliva-Based Testing.Public health challenges · 2024Article
- Influence parental- and child-related factors on the acceptance of SARS-CoV-2 test methods in schools and daycare facilities.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Predictors of Willingness to Participate in COVID-19 Screening Testing from a Pilot School Survey in the United States.The Journal of school health · 2023Article
- Acceptability and Feasibility of Saliva-delivered PCR Coronavirus 2019 Tests for Young Children.Pediatrics · 2023Article
- Addressing Behavioral Barriers to COVID-19 Testing With Health Literacy-Sensitive eHealth Interventions: Results From 2 National Surveys and 2 Randomized Experiments.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
- Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 testing among staff and parents from San Diego schools.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Evaluation of a COVID-19 rapid antigen testing program among student athletes in a public high school district.Evaluation and program planning · 2023Article
- Thematic analysis of national online narratives on regular asymptomatic testing for Covid-19 in schools in England.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Pandemic Education-Insights into Teachers' Perceptions of Hygiene Measures in Schools Due to COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- An agricultural community's perspectives on COVID-19 testing to support safe school reopening.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSchool-based COVID-19 testing is a potential strategy to facilitate the safe reopening of schools that have been closed due to the pandemic. This qualitative study assessed attitudes toward this strategy among four groups of stakeholders: school administrators, teachers, parents, and high school students.
methodsFocus groups and interviews were conducted in Los Angeles from December 2020 to January 2021 when schools were closed due to the high level of COVID transmission in the community.
resultsFindings indicated similarities and differences in attitudes toward in-school COVID-19 testing. All groups agreed that frequent in-school COVID-19 testing could increase the actual safety and perceived safety of the school environment. School administrators expressed pessimism about the financial cost and logistics of implementing a testing program. Parents supported frequent testing but expressed concerns about physical discomfort and stigma for students who test positive. Teachers and parents noted that testing would prevent parents from sending sick children to school. Students were in favor of testing because it would allow them to return to in-person school after a difficult year of online learning.
conclusionIn-school COVID-19 testing could be a useful component of school reopening plans and will be accepted by stakeholders if logistical and financial barriers can be surmounted and stigma from positive results can be minimized.
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