Frontiers in Pediatrics (Jan 2023)
Feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen self-testing in school and summer camp attendees
- Andreu Colom-Cadena,
- Andreu Colom-Cadena,
- Héctor Martínez-Riveros,
- Héctor Martínez-Riveros,
- Héctor Martínez-Riveros,
- Anna Bordas,
- Anna Bordas,
- Lucia Alonso-García,
- Lucia Alonso-García,
- Marcos Montoro-Fernández,
- Pol Romano-deGea,
- Pol Romano-deGea,
- Josep Vidal-Alaball,
- Josep Vidal-Alaball,
- Josep Vidal-Alaball,
- Elisabet Solà-Segura,
- Josep M. Llibre,
- Boris Revollo,
- Jordi Casabona,
- Jordi Casabona,
- Jordi Casabona,
- Jordi Casabona,
- Cristina Agustí,
- Cristina Agustí
Affiliations
- Andreu Colom-Cadena
- Centre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, Spain
- Andreu Colom-Cadena
- Institut d’Investigació Germans Trias I Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Héctor Martínez-Riveros
- Centre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, Spain
- Héctor Martínez-Riveros
- Institut d’Investigació Germans Trias I Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Héctor Martínez-Riveros
- Doctorate Program in Methodology of Biomedical Research and Public Health, Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Preventive Medicine, Univ Autonòma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
- Anna Bordas
- Centre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, Spain
- Anna Bordas
- Institut d’Investigació Germans Trias I Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Lucia Alonso-García
- Centre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, Spain
- Lucia Alonso-García
- Institut d’Investigació Germans Trias I Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Marcos Montoro-Fernández
- Centre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, Spain
- Pol Romano-deGea
- Centre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, Spain
- Pol Romano-deGea
- Institut d’Investigació Germans Trias I Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Josep Vidal-Alaball
- Health Promotion in Rural Areas Research Group, Gerència Territorial de la Catalunya Central, Institut Català de la Salut, Sant Fruitós del Bages, Spain
- Josep Vidal-Alaball
- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol I Gurina, Sant Fruitós del Bages, Spain
- Josep Vidal-Alaball
- University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Spain
- Elisabet Solà-Segura
- Primary Heatlhcare Team Vic Nord, Institut Català de la Salut, Vic, Spain
- Josep M. Llibre
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Foundation for Fighting AIDS, Infectious Diseases and Promoting Health and Science, University Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol, Badalona, Spain
- Boris Revollo
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Foundation for Fighting AIDS, Infectious Diseases and Promoting Health and Science, University Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol, Badalona, Spain
- Jordi Casabona
- Centre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, Spain
- Jordi Casabona
- Institut d’Investigació Germans Trias I Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Jordi Casabona
- Departament de Pediatria, d’Obstetrícia I Ginecologia I de Medicina Preventiva I de Salut Publica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
- Jordi Casabona
- 0Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Cristina Agustí
- Centre of Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Ministry of Health, Government of Catalonia, Badalona, Spain
- Cristina Agustí
- Departament de Pediatria, d’Obstetrícia I Ginecologia I de Medicina Preventiva I de Salut Publica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.975454
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10
Abstract
BackgroundSARS-CoV-2 screening is one of the pillars of non-pharmaceutical preventive strategies to early identify and isolate infected individuals and therefore decrease community incidence.MethodsWe assessed the feasibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 self-testing with antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests in attendees of educational settings.ResultsA total of 305 students (88.15%) and 41 staff (11.85%) from 9 to 56 years old participated in the self-testing procedure and answered the survey at the end of the study. 91.3% (n = 313) did not need help, 96.1% of participants reported the same outcome as the healthcare workers. 94.5% strongly or slightly agree with the statement “I would repeat the experience”.ConclusionThe study demonstrates that self-testing is acceptable and usable in children, adolescents and adults when the epidemiological situation may require a systematic screening of these populations, although supervision by health care or previously trained personnel is recommended for younger age groups.
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