Outcomes of a Community Engagement and Information Gathering Program to Support Telephone-Based COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Descriptive Analysis.
Chi-Chi N UdeaguMasha PitiranggonKavita MisraJamie HuangThomas TerilliYasmin RamosMartha AlexanderChristine KimDavid LeeKathleen BlaneyChris KeeleyTheodore LongNeil M VoraPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2022)
Gathering new or missing locating information and making home visits increased the number of case-patients and contacts interviewed for contact tracing and resulted in additional contacts. When possible, contact tracing programs should add information gathering and home visiting strategies to increase COVID-19 contact tracing coverage and yields as well as promote equity in the delivery of this public health intervention.
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