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van Gemert, Caroline, Williams, Wendy, Mariasua, Joanne, Fred, Debbie, Cornish, Matthew, Tarivonda, Len, Tapo, Posikai Samuel, Atua, Vincent, Manwo, Obed, Guyant, Philippe, Iavro, Lola, Clark, Geoff |
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Western Pacific Surveillance & Response Journal; Apr-Jun2022, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p1-7, 7p |
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Objective: To prevent importation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to Vanuatu, since March 2020, all travellers to the country have been required to complete a 14-day quarantine in a government-designated facility. A short message service (SMS, or "text message") system was developed to collect information on symptoms of COVID-19 among travellers in quarantine. A trial within a cohort study was conducted among travellers arriving to Vanuatu by air from 27 October to 7 December 2020 to assess SMS acceptability, efficiency and utility and whether SMS-based health monitoring was as effective as in-person monitoring in identifying people with COVID-19 symptoms. Methods: Control group participants received standard monitoring (daily in-person visits) and participants in the intervention group received a daily SMS text requesting a response coded for symptom development. Differences between the two groups were determined using 2 tests. Results: Of the 495 eligible travellers, 423 participated; 170 were allocated to the control group and 253 to the intervention group. At least one return SMS text was received from 50% (107/212) of participants who were confirmed to have received an SMS text. Less than 2% (4/253) of the intervention group and 0% of the control group reported symptoms. Discussion: The SMS intervention had a high level of acceptability. SMS is a useful tool to monitor symptom development among people in quarantine and for broader public health programmes that require follow up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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