Active community search strategies for COVID-19 control

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Keywords:

active community search, community surveillance, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2.

Abstract

Introduction: The active community search is widely used in field practice and allows to identify symptomatic people, criteria of risk of contagion, control of the virus, knowledge of the population at risk and, in addition, allows the analysis of the relationship of these factors with the increased risk of affecting health. However, it is difficult to find a consensus on this aspect.

Objective: To identify active community search strategies that have an effect on the control of COVID-19.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted in the PubMed, Science Direct and LILACS databases, also in Google Scholar, Open Grey and PROSPERO, from December 2019 to January 2021. The selection criteria were previously defined with respect to the intervention and the research topic of the articles consulted. The protocol was sent for registration in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO). Registration number: CRD42020160617.

Conclusions: Of the two identified strategies, the home visit of the medical team made up by students, professors and other health professionals stands out. It is necessary to take this result with caution because they are studies from the same country, although the importance of community participation in public health surveillance is reiterated.

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Author Biographies

Ángela María Hoyos Quintero, Universidad del Valle

Magister en Epidemiologia. Fisioterapeuta. Docente

Yamileth López Paz, Universidad del Valle

Magister en Salud Pública, Fisioterapeuta, Docente

Published

2022-08-27

How to Cite

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Hoyos Quintero Ángela M, López Paz Y. Active community search strategies for COVID-19 control. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 27 [cited 2025 Apr. 28];48. Available from: https://revsaludpublica.sld.cu/index.php/spu/article/view/3341