Developing digital contact tracing tailored to haulage in East Africa to support COVID-19 surveillance: a protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

At the peak of Uganda's first wave of SARS-CoV-2 in May 2020, one in three COVID-19 cases was linked to the haulage sector. This triggered a mandatory requirement for a negative PCR test result at all ports of entry and exit, resulting in significant delays as haulage drivers had to wait for 24-48 hours for results, which severely crippled the regional supply chain.To support public health and economic recovery, we aim to develop and test a mobile phone-based digital contact tracing (DCT) tool that both augments conventional contact tracing and also increases its speed and efficiency.

Methods and analysis

To test the DCT tool, we will use a stratified sample of haulage driver journeys, stratified by route type (regional and local journeys).We will include at lea

SUBMITTER: Muwonge A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9441735 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature