Contact Tracing: Barriers and Facilitators.
Am J Public Health
; 112(7): 1025-1033, 2022 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1875234
ABSTRACT
Contact tracing-the process of identifying, isolating, and managing infected persons and their contacts-is a recognized public health measure for controlling the transmission of infectious diseases. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, contact tracing has received intense attention. We provide a brief overview of the history of contact tracing during several major disease outbreaks in the past century syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections, HIV infection, tuberculosis, Ebola virus disease, and COVID-19. Our discussion on the barriers to and facilitators of contact tracing offers a perspective on societal and institutional roles and dynamics, stigma as a major barrier to effective tracing efforts, and how the nature and epidemiology of the infection itself can affect its success. We explore the evolution and adaptation of contact tracing and provide insights for future programming and research. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(7)1025-1033. https//doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306842).
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
HIV Infections
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Public Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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