Study protocol for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection and its determinants in Catalonia (Spain) : an observational and participatory research approach in a Sentinel Network of Schools
Bordas, Anna (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol)
Soriano-Arandes, Antoni (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Subirana, Maria (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Malagrida, Rosina (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa)
Reyes-Urueña, Juliana (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Folch, Cinta (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Soler-Palacín, Pere (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Gascon, Mireia (Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal))
Sunyer, Jordi (ISGlobal)
Antón Pagarolas, Andrés, 1976- 1976- (Institut Català de la Salut)
Blanco Guillermo, Ignacio (Institut Català de la Salut)
Fernández Morales, Jessica (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa)
Colom Cadena, Andreu (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)
Sentís, Alexis (Epiconcept SAS)
Pumarola Suñé, Tomàs (Institut Català de la Salut)
Basora, Josep (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol)
Casabona-Barbarà, Jordi (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Data:	2022
Resum:	Since the SARS-CoV-2 became of concern in January 2020, many preventive measures have been adopted in educational settings to ensure the control of COVID-19 pandemic among children and staff in schools. This study aims to set up a school sentinel surveillance network with the purpose of monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection, seroprevalence as well as to analyse the impact of preventive interventions of SARS-CoV-2 in school settings. Additionally, we will assess diverse screening strategies in a cohort of students and school staff to monitor the screening acceptance and its potential impact. Altogether, we hope this study will enable the design of more effective strategies for the prevention of COVID-19 spread. The sentinel schools' study is a cross-sectional, school-based project including 26 participating sentinel schools in Catalonia (Spain). Children, adolescents and staff at the schools will be invited to participate. This project will be carried out from January 2021 to June 2022 as follows: (1) twice yearly serological testing and molecular SARS-CoV-2 detection and questionnaires covering SARS-CoV-2 symptoms, tests, health, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours; (2) an environmental evaluation carried out in different classrooms; (3) SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics and the impact of different variants among confirmed cases and classmates; (4) a participatory process by which the participants are invited to act as coinvestigators to evaluate prevention strategies and provide recommendations to improve COVID-19 prevention in schools. Descriptive analysis will be performed for the main variables collected. The incidence and seroprevalence will be calculated and the association with sociodemographic factors and school characteristics will be determined using multivariate logistic regression. Ethical approval was obtained from the IDIAPJGol and the Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron ethics committees. A report will be generated quarterly. Findings will be disseminated at national and international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	COVID-19 ; Community child health ; Public health ; Epidemiology
Publicat a:	BMJ open, Vol. 12 (january 2022) , ISSN 2044-6055

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055649
PMID: 35078847

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