dbGaP Study Accession: phs003364

NIH Institute/Center: NIMHD

RADx Data Program: RADx-UP

DOI: 10.60773/tkr8-r227

Release Date: 12/06/2023

Study Description: The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacts Latinos in the US. COVID-19 testing remains critical for tracking and slowing the spread of the virus and preventing future outbreaks, particularly in communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and where vaccination coverage is suboptimal. The goal of this project was to expand the RADx-UP Phase 1 COVID-19 testing project "Vive Sin Duda" to implement and evaluate innovative implementation strategies to increase reach, access, and uptake of COVID-19 home-based self-testing (HST) among low-income Latinos in Maryland. This study implemented and evaluated two distribution approaches: 1) Network-based; and 2) Social marketing. The study also incorporated data driven iterative changes to optimize a community health worker (CHW)-led short message service (SMS) platform to support HST and linkage to COVID-19 care, vaccination, and other services (e.g., cash and food assistance). Primary and secondary outcomes include: 1) Reach and uptake of HST; and 2) Linkage to care for those who test positive or vaccination for unvaccinated people who test negative. Leveraging existing community coalition, testing and vaccination clinics, and a team of bilingual and bicultural CHWs, the team was well poised to implement a COVID-19 HST program and measure its impact. The research provided important new information to improve access and uptake of innovative COVID-19 testing technology. It also filled critical knowledge gaps to guide the translation of evidence-based interventions into widespread adoption by RADx-UP consortium members.

Updated Date: 04/17/2024

Principal Investigator: Page, Kathleen R

Has Data Files: Yes

Study Domain: Virological Testing; Testing Rate/Uptake; Community Outreach Programs; Self-Testing (At-Home or OTC); Vaccination Rate/Uptake

Data Collection Method: Antigen Testing Device; Survey

Keywords: Individual-Level Data

Study Design: Longitudinal Cohort

Multi-Center Study: FALSE

Data Types: Social; Questionnaires/Surveys

Study Start Date: 01/01/2022

Study End Date: 11/30/2022

Species: Human Data

Estimated Cohort Size: 1500

Study Population Focus: Racial and Ethnic Minorities; Adults; Underserved/Vulnerable Population; Hispanic and Latino; Lower Socioeconomic Status (SES) Population; Older Adults or Elderly

Acknowledgement Statement: This study was supported through funding, 1U01MD017412-01, for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) as part of the RADx-UP program. We are especially grateful to our community partners and the study participants who made this work possible. Approved users should acknowledge the provision of data access by dbGaP for accession phs003364.v1.p1, and the NIH RADx Data Hub. Approved users should also acknowledge the specific version(s) of the dataset(s) obtained from the NIH RADx Data Hub.

Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: RFA-OD-21-008

NIH Grant or Contract Number(s): 1U01MD017412-01

Consent/Data Use Limitations: Use of the data is limited to health/medical/biomedical purposes; Use of the data is limited to not-for-profit organizations; IRB required