COVID-19 Testing Factors Among Great Plains American Indians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 created unparalleled challenges for vulnerable communities, especially among American Indians and Alaska Natives. An effective COVID-19 response requires a tribally driven effort to understand the perspectives of Tribal members on testing and to ensure that delivery strategies are grounded in the cultural values, traditions, and experiences of the Tribes.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional, anonymous survey in October 2021 using established methods to reach Tribal members residing in three Reservations in the Great Plains (N = 679). Multivariate analyses were conducted using logistic regression to assess the association between independent variables and COVID-19 testing uptake after adjusting for confounding.

Results

After multivariate adjustme

SUBMITTER: Purvis SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9589717 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature