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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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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 |
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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. |
spellingShingle | Public Health Archive 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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