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. 2022 Aug;9(4):1528-1535.
doi: 10.1007/s40615-021-01091-8. Epub 2021 Jun 22.

Using the PRAPARE Tool to Examine Those Tested and Testing Positive for COVID-19 at a Community Health Center

Abbie Luzius  1   2 , Page D Dobbs  3 , Bart Hammig  1 , Rebekah Kirkish  1 , Monica Mojica  1
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Using the PRAPARE Tool to Examine Those Tested and Testing Positive for COVID-19 at a Community Health Center

Abbie Luzius et al. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

The PRAPARE (Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences) tool is an instrument that has been used to assess social determinants of health within community health centers in the US. We sought to examine the association between PRAPARE scores and getting tested for and testing positive with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. We used medical record data collected from a community health center in the US between March-August 2020. Employing logistic regression analyzes, we explored the association between demographic factors, history of screening positive for depression, and PRAPARE scores and patients' odds of getting tested and testing positive for COVID-19. While variables such as ethnicity mirrored similar findings from other sources, we found the PRAPARE score to be associated with increased odds of being tested for COVID-19; however, it was not significantly associated with testing positive. These findings can help health care workers and health educators craft messages to explain screening protocols for communicable diseases, such as COVID-19, to best reach vulnerable populations.

Keywords: COVID-19; Community health center; PRAPARE; Social determinants of health.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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