December 18, 2020

Measures Implemented in the School Setting to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review

Category: Uncategorized

Topic: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

Keywords (Tags): non-pharm interventions, schools

• A review of 42 studies that assessed measures to reopen or keep schools open during the COVID-19 pandemic found a heterogenous set of interventions implemented in school settings, including organizational (n=36) and structural or environmental measures (n=11) to reduce transmission, as well as surveillance and response measures to detect SARS-CoV-2 infections (n=19). Most studies assessed transmission‐related outcomes (n=29), while others assessed healthcare utilization (n=8), other health outcomes (n=3), and societal, economic, and ecological outcomes (n=5).

Krishnaratne et al. (Dec 17, 2020). Measures Implemented in the School Setting to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013812