TY - JOUR
T1 - Opinions of former jail residents about self-collection of SARS-CoV-2 specimens, paired with wastewater surveillance
T2 - A qualitative study rapidly examining acceptability of COVID-19 mitigation measures
AU - del Mar González-Montalvo, Myrna
AU - Dickson, Peter F.
AU - Saber, Lindsay B.
AU - Boehm, Rachel A.
AU - Phillips, Victoria L.
AU - Akiyama, Matthew J.
AU - Spaulding, Anne C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 González-Montalvo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - In year one of the COVID-19 epidemic, the incidence of infection for US carceral populations was 5.5-fold higher than that in the community. Prior to the rapid roll out of a comprehensive jail surveillance program of Wastewater-Based Surveillance (WBS) and individual testing for SARS-CoV-2, we sought the perspectives of formerly incarcerated individuals regarding mitigation strategies against COVID-19 to inform acceptability of the new program. In focus groups, participants discussed barriers to their receiving COVID-19 testing and vaccination. We introduced WBS and individual nasal self-testing, then queried if wastewater testing to improve surveillance of emerging outbreaks before case numbers surged, and specimen self-collection, would be valued. The participants’ input gives insight into ways to improve the delivery of COVID-19 interventions. Hearing the voices of those with lived experiences of incarceration is critical to understanding their views on infection control strategies and supports including justice-involved individuals in decision-making processes regarding jail-based interventions.
AB - In year one of the COVID-19 epidemic, the incidence of infection for US carceral populations was 5.5-fold higher than that in the community. Prior to the rapid roll out of a comprehensive jail surveillance program of Wastewater-Based Surveillance (WBS) and individual testing for SARS-CoV-2, we sought the perspectives of formerly incarcerated individuals regarding mitigation strategies against COVID-19 to inform acceptability of the new program. In focus groups, participants discussed barriers to their receiving COVID-19 testing and vaccination. We introduced WBS and individual nasal self-testing, then queried if wastewater testing to improve surveillance of emerging outbreaks before case numbers surged, and specimen self-collection, would be valued. The participants’ input gives insight into ways to improve the delivery of COVID-19 interventions. Hearing the voices of those with lived experiences of incarceration is critical to understanding their views on infection control strategies and supports including justice-involved individuals in decision-making processes regarding jail-based interventions.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0285364
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0285364
M3 - Article
C2 - 37155633
AN - SCOPUS:85158077152
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 18
JO - PloS one
JF - PloS one
IS - 5 May
M1 - e0285364
ER -