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ArticleJournal of community health2023

Waco COVID Survey: A Community-Based SARS-CoV-2 Serological Surveillance Study in Central Texas.

Michael P Muehlenbein, Jeffrey Gassen, Tomasz J Nowak, Alexandria D Henderson, Sally P Weaver, Erich J Baker

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Article in Journal of community health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael P MuehlenbeinDepartment of Anthropology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97173, 76798, Waco, TX, USA. Michael_muehlenbein@baylor.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-1332-6264
Jeffrey GassenDepartment of Anthropology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97173, 76798, Waco, TX, USA.
Tomasz J NowakDepartment of Anthropology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97173, 76798, Waco, TX, USA.
Alexandria D HendersonDepartment of Anthropology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97173, 76798, Waco, TX, USA.
Sally P WeaverWaco Family Medicine, Waco, TX, USA.
Erich J BakerDepartment of Computer Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Baylor University · USCenter for Occupational Research and Development · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In early-2020, the epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was still in discovery and initial reports about the role of asymptomatic individuals were developing. The Waco COVID Survey was implemented in mid-2020 with targeted serological surveillance to assess relationships among risk factors and asymptomatic transmission in McLennan County, Texas, USA. Because large-scale random sampling of the population was not feasible, a targeted and repeated sampling of specific clustered groups of asymptomatic individuals was employed. This included four waves (initial intake [n = 495], two follow-ups separated by a month [n = 348; n = 287], and a final follow-up one year later [n = 313]) of sampling participants in different risk categories: (a) healthcare workers (e.g., physicians, nurses, etc.) and first responders, (b) essential service employees (e.g., convenience and grocery stores, restaurants focused on delivery and carry-out), (c) employees whose businesses began reopening on May 1 (e.g., dine-in restaurants, churches, etc.) including church attendees, and (d) individuals that practiced intensive isolation. The survey collected information on demographics, compliance with public health recommendations, satisfaction with government responses, health history, attitudes regarding the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease, health behaviors, personality, stress, and general affect. Results illustrate pandemic fatigue over time, the influence of political leniency on opinions and behaviors, the importance of face coverings in preventing infection, and the positive impact of vaccination in the community. This project remains one of the largest longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence surveys in the US, and details for successful implementation and community involvement are discussed.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Health PersonnelHumansSeroepidemiologic StudiesTexasCOVID-19Health behaviorsPandemicSerological surveillance

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PMID36308665
PMCPMC9617030
OpenAlexW4307818959

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