SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Community Health Workers in India Before and After Use of Face Shields

M Emmanuel Bhaskar; Santhanam Arun

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15586

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Community Health Workers in India Before and After Use of Face Shields

JAMA. 2020 Oct 6;324(13):1348-1349. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.15586.

Authors

M Emmanuel Bhaskar¹, Santhanam Arun²

Affiliations

¹ Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, India.
² Community Research Network, Saligramam, Chennai, India.

Abstract

This study assesses SARs-CoV-2 transmission among community health workers in India before and after instituting use of face shields during family counseling sessions in households with a SARs-CoV-2–infected member.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Community Health Workers*
Contact Tracing
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Decontamination / methods
Female
Humans
India
Male
Masks
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Personal Protective Equipment*
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
SARS-CoV-2
Transportation / methods