Population-based prevalence surveys during the Covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Population-based prevalence surveys of Covid-19 contribute to establish the burden of infection, the role of asymptomatic and mild infections in transmission, and allow more precise decisions about reopen policies. We performed a systematic review to evaluate qualitative aspects of these studies, assessing their reliability and compiling practices that can influence the methodological quality. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, bioRxiv and medRxiv, and included cross-sectional studies using molecular and/or serological tests to estimate the prevalence of Covid-19 in the general population. Survey quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Prevalence Studies. A correspondence analysis correlated methodological parameters of each study to identify patte

SUBMITTER: Franceschi VB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7883186 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature