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PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 198, 期 -, 页码 123-128出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.07.013
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SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Epidemiology; Fatality; Contact tracing; Colombia
This study evaluated the effectiveness of contact tracing in reducing COVID-19 fatality in Colombia and found that tracing at least five contacts per case can reduce fatality by 48%. Increasing the coverage and intensity of tracing is recommended as a strategy to mitigate fatality in Colombia.
Objectives: Conducting contact tracing (CT) programs in low- and middle-income countries is challenging, and there is no evidence of their effectiveness in Latin America. We evaluated the effectiveness of CT on reducing fatality from COVID-19 in Colombia. Study design: The study design is a retrospective cohort study with nation-wide data of suspected and confirmed cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) infection and their registered contacts. Methods: We analyzed confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases and their chains of contact using a nation-wide registry from March 28, 2020 to January 13, 2021. To estimate the effect of CT on fatality, we adjusted a multilevel negative binomial model using the number of deaths and the number of people within a chain of contacts as the outcome variable and offset variable, respectively. Sensitivity analysis was conducted using different cutoff values of contacts traced and a logistic model for the effect of CT on death at an individual level. Results: We analyzed 1.4 million cases, 542,936 chains of contact, and 46,087 deaths. Only, 5.8% of total cases and contacts were included in a chain of a case and five or more contacts. We found that tracing of at least five contacts per case reduces fatality by 48% (95% confidence interval: 45-51), and, at the current levels of tracing in Colombia, it prevents 1.8% of deaths. Results obtained from the sensitivity analysis were consistent with the reduction of fatality at an individual level and higher protective effect with the higher number of contacts traced. Conclusions: In Colombia, tracing of at least five contacts per case reduces fatality from COVID-19. The coverage and intensity of tracing needs to be increased as a strategy to mitigate fatality in Colombia. (C) 2021 The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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