dbGaP Study Accession: phs002581

NIH Institute/Center: NIAID

RADx Data Program: RADx-UP

Release Date: 04/11/2024

DOI: 10.60773/c65t-e596

Updated Date: 04/17/2024

Study Description: In North Carolina and nationally, Black and Hispanic/Latinx communities have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 due to multi-level risk factors and barriers to testing, prevention, and care, but have not benefited from a clinical and public health response commensurate with the magnitude of the problem. To address this, a proven implementation strategy from the global HIV response community-based task shifting was adapted to reach underserved and vulnerable Black and Hispanic/Latinx communities with COVID-19 testing and linkage to care, vaccination, and other preventative measures in rural central North Carolina, and to evaluate the effects of this strategy on important health service and implementation outcomes. This project improved testing access for underserved communities being missed by current testing approaches, and generated new insights into a promising implementation strategy that could be leveraged to enhance ongoing pandemic response efforts and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines and other prevention interventions.

Principal Investigator: Herce, Michael

Has Data Files: Yes

Study Domain: Community Outreach Programs; Testing Rate/Uptake; Virological Testing; Vaccination Rate/Uptake

Data Collection Method: Survey; Interview or Focus Group

Keywords: Testing Disparities

Study Design: Longitudinal Cohort

Multi-Center Study: FALSE

Data Types: Electronic Medical Records; Behavioral; Social; Questionnaires/Surveys

Study Start Date: 11/01/2020

Study End Date: 10/31/2022

Species: Human Data

Estimated Cohort Size: 1050

Study Population Focus: Racial and Ethnic Minorities; Immigrants; Older Adults or Elderly; Adults; Underserved/Vulnerable Population; Hispanic and Latino; African American; Rural Communities; Essential Workers

Acknowledgement Statement: This study was supported through funding, 5UM1AI069423-16, for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) as part of the RADx-UP program. We acknowledge the support and contributions of our study participants, the ACT UP study team, the UNC Global HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, the NC Department of Health and Human Services, and our community partners, El Vinculo Hispano, the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, and Piedmont Health Services. Approved users should acknowledge the provision of data access by dbGaP for accession phs002581.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-AI-19-045

NIH Grant or Contract Number(s): 5UM1AI069423-16

Consent/Data Use Limitations: General Research Use