An evidence-based theory of change for reducing SARS-CoV-2 transmission in reopened schools.
Health Place
; 64: 102398, 2020 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1023585
ABSTRACT
Schools have closed worldwide as part of measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission but are beginning to reopen in some countries. Various measures are being pursued to minimise transmission but existing guidance has not developed a comprehensive framework or theory of change. We present a framework informed by the occupational health hierarchy of control and a theory of change informed by realist approaches. We present measures focused on elimination, substitution, engineering, administration, education and personal protective equipment. We theorise that such measures offer a means of disrupting SARS-CoV-2 transmission via routes involving fomites, faeco-oral routes, droplets and aerosols.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Schools
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Infection Control
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Coronavirus Infections
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Evidence-Based Practice
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Pandemics
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Health Place
Journal subject:
Epidemiology
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Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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