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A Descriptive Comparison of Mass Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Montreal, Paris, Bamako, and Recife

Objective: The aim of this descriptive article was to compare mass testing for SARS-CoV-2 during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal, Canada; Bamako, Mali; Paris, France; and Recife, Brazil. Methods: Data was collected through interviews with key informants involved in the testing re...

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Autores principales: Savard Lamothe, Ashley, Gabet, Morgane, Richard, Zoé, Oliveira, Sydia Rosana de Araujo, Coulibaly, Abdouramane, Cazarin, Gisèle, Zacarias, Amanda, Gautier, Lara, Ridde, Valéry, Zinszer, Kate
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9537363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36213140
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604992
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author Savard Lamothe, Ashley
Gabet, Morgane
Richard, Zoé
Oliveira, Sydia Rosana de Araujo
Coulibaly, Abdouramane
Cazarin, Gisèle
Zacarias, Amanda
Gautier, Lara
Ridde, Valéry
Zinszer, Kate
author_facet Savard Lamothe, Ashley
Gabet, Morgane
Richard, Zoé
Oliveira, Sydia Rosana de Araujo
Coulibaly, Abdouramane
Cazarin, Gisèle
Zacarias, Amanda
Gautier, Lara
Ridde, Valéry
Zinszer, Kate
author_sort Savard Lamothe, Ashley
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description Objective: The aim of this descriptive article was to compare mass testing for SARS-CoV-2 during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal, Canada; Bamako, Mali; Paris, France; and Recife, Brazil. Methods: Data was collected through interviews with key informants involved in the testing response and a review of the grey literature. The TIDieR-PHP checklist was then used to provide the basis of the intervention descriptions and to compare the data between cities. Results: Descriptive comparisons revealed that the type of test, the testing process, and materials used were similar between the cities during the first wave of the pandemic. In addition, all cities experienced similar material and personnel resource shortages, directly affecting testing accessibility and capacity. The main differences were related to testing capacity and implementation timelines, which were dependent on the state of the health care systems, governance, and access to resources. Conclusion: Results of this study highlight the similarities and differences in testing between the cities and demonstrate the importance of comprehensive intervention descriptions to highlight lessons learned, increase knowledge sharing, and inform policy decisions.
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spelling pubmed-95373632022-10-08 A Descriptive Comparison of Mass Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Montreal, Paris, Bamako, and Recife Savard Lamothe, Ashley Gabet, Morgane Richard, Zoé Oliveira, Sydia Rosana de Araujo Coulibaly, Abdouramane Cazarin, Gisèle Zacarias, Amanda Gautier, Lara Ridde, Valéry Zinszer, Kate Int J Public Health Public Health Archive Objective: The aim of this descriptive article was to compare mass testing for SARS-CoV-2 during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal, Canada; Bamako, Mali; Paris, France; and Recife, Brazil. Methods: Data was collected through interviews with key informants involved in the testing response and a review of the grey literature. The TIDieR-PHP checklist was then used to provide the basis of the intervention descriptions and to compare the data between cities. Results: Descriptive comparisons revealed that the type of test, the testing process, and materials used were similar between the cities during the first wave of the pandemic. In addition, all cities experienced similar material and personnel resource shortages, directly affecting testing accessibility and capacity. The main differences were related to testing capacity and implementation timelines, which were dependent on the state of the health care systems, governance, and access to resources. Conclusion: Results of this study highlight the similarities and differences in testing between the cities and demonstrate the importance of comprehensive intervention descriptions to highlight lessons learned, increase knowledge sharing, and inform policy decisions. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9537363/ /pubmed/36213140 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604992 Text en Copyright © 2022 Savard Lamothe, Gabet, Richard, Oliveira, Coulibaly, Cazarin, Zacarias, Gautier, Ridde and Zinszer. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Savard Lamothe, Ashley
Gabet, Morgane
Richard, Zoé
Oliveira, Sydia Rosana de Araujo
Coulibaly, Abdouramane
Cazarin, Gisèle
Zacarias, Amanda
Gautier, Lara
Ridde, Valéry
Zinszer, Kate
A Descriptive Comparison of Mass Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Montreal, Paris, Bamako, and Recife
title A Descriptive Comparison of Mass Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Montreal, Paris, Bamako, and Recife
title_full A Descriptive Comparison of Mass Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Montreal, Paris, Bamako, and Recife
title_fullStr A Descriptive Comparison of Mass Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Montreal, Paris, Bamako, and Recife
title_full_unstemmed A Descriptive Comparison of Mass Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Montreal, Paris, Bamako, and Recife
title_short A Descriptive Comparison of Mass Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Montreal, Paris, Bamako, and Recife
title_sort descriptive comparison of mass testing during the covid-19 pandemic in montreal, paris, bamako, and recife
topic Public Health Archive
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9537363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36213140
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604992
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