Factors Associated with Participation in Elementary School–based SARS-CoV-2 Testing — Salt Lake County, Utah, December 2020–January 2021

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• Personal Author:
  Lewis, Nathaniel M. ; Hershow, Rebecca B. ; Chu, Victoria T. ; Wu, Karen ; Milne, Alison T. ; LaCross, Nathan ; Hill, Mary ; Risk, Ilene ; Hersh, Adam L. ; Kirking, Hannah L. ; Tate, Jacqueline E. ; Vallabhaneni, Snigdha ; Dunn, Angela C.
• Corporate Authors:
  CDC COVID-19 Response Team. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)Epidemic Intelligence Service. ; Utah. Department of Health. ; Granite School District (Salt Lake City, Utah) ; Salt Lake County (Utah). Health Department. ; University of Utah. Department of Pediatrics. Division of Infectious Diseases.
• Description:
  During December 3, 2020–January 31, 2021, CDC, in collaboration with the University of Utah Health and Economic Recovery Outreach Project,* Utah Department of Health (UDOH), Salt Lake County Health Department, and one Salt Lake county school district, offered free, in-school, real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) saliva tTesting as part of a Transmission investigation of SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that causes COVID-19, in elementary school settings. School contacts† of persons with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, including close contacts, were eligible to participate (1). Investigators approached parents or guardians of student contacts by telephone, and during January, using school phone lines to offer in-school specimen collection; the tTesting procedures were explained in the preferred language of the parent or guardian. Consent for participants was obtained via an electronic form sent by e-mail. Analyses examined participation (i.e., completing in-school specimen collection for SARS-CoV-2 tTesting) in relation to factors§ that were programmatically important or could influence likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 tTesting, including race, ethnicity, and SARS-CoV-2 incidence in the community (2). Crude prevalence ratios (PRs) were calculated using univariate log-binomial regression.¶ This activity was reviewed by CDC and was conducted consistent with federal law and CDC policy.**
  
  Suggested citation for this article: Lewis NM, Hershow RB, Chu VT, et al. Factors Associated with Participation in Elementary School–Based SARS-CoV-2 Testing — Salt Lake County, Utah, December 2020–January 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 7 April 2021.
  
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• Subjects:
  Child CoronaVirus Infections/Diagnosis COVID-19 Testing COVID-19/Diagnosis SARS-CoV-2 Schools
• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2021; v. 70 Early Release
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Utah
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  70
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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