Evaluating completion rates of COVID-19 contact tracing surveys in New York City.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Contact tracing is the process of identifying people who have recently been in contact with someone diagnosed with an infectious disease. During an outbreak, data collected from contact tracing can inform interventions to reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Understanding factors associated with completion rates of contact tracing surveys can help design improved interview protocols for ongoing and future programs.

Objective

To identify factors associated with completion rates of COVID-19 contact tracing surveys in New York City (NYC) and evaluate the utility of a predictive model to improve completion rates, we analyze laboratory-confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases and their self-reported contacts in NYC from October 1st 2020 to May 10th 2021.

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SUBMITTER: He K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10854191 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature