Preparedness for self-isolation or quarantine and lockdown in South Africa: results from a rapid online survey

Sifunda, Sibusiso; Mokhele, Tholang; Manyaapelo, Thabang; Dukhi, Natisha; Sewpaul, Ronel; Parker, Whadi-ah; Parker, Saahier; Naidoo, Inbarani; Jooste, Sean; Ramlagan, Shandir; Gaida, Razia; Mabaso, Musawenkosi; Zuma, Khangelani; Reddy, Priscilla

doi:10.1186/s12889-021-10628-9

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“…The questionnaire was developed based on the initial questionnaires of HSRC COVID-19 Online Surveys [ 21 , 22 , 23 ], which were primarily based on previous work on public reactions to the pandemic [ 24 , 25 ] and in consultation with socio-behavioural scientists, public health experts, and epidemiologists both locally and globally.…”

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Determinants of Parents Taking Their Children for Scheduled Vaccinations during COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa

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Scheduled or routine childhood vaccinations are known for their effectiveness in eradicating fear for many life-threatening and disabling diseases and saving lives globally. This paper is aimed at assessing determinants of parents taking their children for scheduled vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. Data used for this paper were obtained from the Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) COVID-19 Online Survey titled “One Year Later Survey”, which was conducted between 25 June and 11 October 2021 in South Africa. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to achieve this study goal. Findings showed that just over half of parents (56.7%) reported taking their children for scheduled vaccinations across the country. Males were significantly less likely (aOR = 0.53 95% CI [0.45–0.61], p < 0.001) to have taken their children for scheduled vaccinations than females. Parents’ experiences and views were among key determinants of parents having taken their children for scheduled vaccinations in South Africa. Parents who had never taken influenza (flu) vaccines were significantly less likely (aOR = 0.33 [0.28–039], p < 0.001) to have taken their children for scheduled vaccinations than those who had taken flu vaccines. Parents who did not know anyone who had personally experienced serious side effects to any vaccine were significantly less likely (aOR = 0.77 [0.66–0.90], p = 0.001) to have taken their children for scheduled vaccinations than those who knew anyone who had experienced them. Parents who did not think vaccines were a good way to protect communities from disease were significantly less likely (aOR = 0.50 [0.33–0.77], p = 0.001) to have taken their children for scheduled vaccinations than those who thought vaccines were a good way to protect communities from disease. These findings are of significance especially during the time when the country is still struggling to reach a substantial proportion of its population vaccinated for COVID-19. Thus, these findings may be relevant in determining parents’ intentions to have their children receive the South African Department of Health recommended vaccines for their respective age group.

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Determinants of Parents Taking Their Children for Scheduled Vaccinations during COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa

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“…In longitudinal studies individuals who remained asymptomatic throughout their infections, i.e., were not merely pre-symptomatic, exhibited similar viral load profiles to symptomatic individuals [20]. Regarding contact structure, although it is possible infected individuals may self-isolate and curtail contact with others after symptom onset, empirical evidence that this occurs in SSA or LMIC is lacking, particularly in cases that do not require hospitalization [21,22]. In the model we assumed that 10% of all infected individuals, regardless of symptomatic status, self-isolate reducing their individual contribution to node-level infectiousness via I(t) by 80%.…”

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Rural prioritization may increase the impact of COVID-19 vaccines in a representative COVAX AMC country setting due to ongoing internal migration: A modeling study

Selvaraj

Wagner

Chao

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PLOS Glob Public Health

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How COVID-19 vaccine is distributed within low- and middle-income countries has received little attention outside of equity or logistical concerns but may ultimately affect campaign impact in terms of infections, severe cases, or deaths averted. In this study we examined whether subnational (urban-rural) prioritization may affect the cumulative two-year impact on disease transmission and burden of a vaccination campaign using an agent-based model of COVID-19 in a representative COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Advanced Market Commitment (AMC) setting. We simulated a range of vaccination strategies that differed by urban-rural prioritization, age group prioritization, timing of introduction, and final coverage level. Urban prioritization averted more infections in only a narrow set of scenarios, when internal migration rates were low and vaccination was started by day 30 of an outbreak. Rural prioritization was the optimal strategy for all other scenarios, e.g., with higher internal migration rates or later start dates, due to the presence of a large immunological naive rural population. Among other factors, timing of the vaccination campaign was important to determining maximum impact, and delays as short as 30 days prevented larger campaigns from having the same impact as smaller campaigns that began earlier. The optimal age group for prioritization depended on choice of metric, as prioritizing older adults consistently averted more deaths across all of the scenarios. While guidelines exist for these latter factors, urban-rural allocation is an orthogonal factor that we predict to affect impact and warrants consideration as countries plan the scale-up of their vaccination campaigns.

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“…Keberadaan anggota keluarga yang termasuk kelompok rentan perlu menjadi perhatian. (Feng 2020), (Yang et al 2020), (Sifunda et al 2021) karena rawan dengan penularan antara anggota keluarga. Selain itu, sebagian besar responden (85,48%) bertempat tinggal pada rumah dengan type tunggal (Gambar 5) dengan jumlah anggota keluarga 3-4 orang dalam satu rumah (46,77%), 5-6 orang (32,26%) (lihat Gambar 6).…”

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Pelaksanaan Isoman Di Rumah Sebagai Upaya Penanggulangan Pandemi Covid-19 di Kota Pekanbaru

Afriyanni

Viviyanti

Silalahi³

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Home isolation is the last alternative to overcome the COVID-19 outbreak if the lack of capacity health service centers and isolation facilities are limited. However, in its implementation, home isolation is considered ineffective and even increases the transmission of the COVID-19 outbreak. This study aims to determine the implementation of home isolation of confirmed COVID-19 patients in Pekanbaru City. This study used a mixed-method with a sequential explanatory type, namely conducting quantitative research first, followed by qualitative research to explain the results obtained from quantitative research. The study found that home isolation was not optimal because it was a risk of family member transmission, limited monitoring, and weak financial support. This study recommends the need for financial and material support for self-isolated patients from the government, strengthening coordination between stakeholders related to COVID-19, improving data and information quality, and using monitoring based applications. Abstrak Isolasi mandiri (isoman) di rumah merupakan alternatif terakhir upaya penanggulangan wabah COVID-19 jika kapasitas pusat layanan kesehatan dan fasilitas isoman yang tersedia terbatas. Namun, dalam pelaksanaannya isoman dinilai tidak efektif bahkan meningkatkan penularan wabah COVID-19. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pelaksanaan isoman di rumah pasien terkonfirmasi COVID-19 di Kota Pekanbaru. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode campuran dengan jenis eksplanatoris sekuensial. Metode kuantitatif survey online yang didukung oleh data kualitatif menggunakan studi dokumentasi, wawancara mendalam, dan observasi. Hasil analisis data kuantitatif dalam bentuk tabel atau grafik didukung dengan analisis kualitatif dalam bentuk narasi dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa pelaksanaan isoman di rumah masih belum optimal dilakukan karena rentan dengan risiko penularan anggota keluarga, terbatasnya pemantauan petugas baik terhadap kondisi kesehatan pasien maupun kepatuhan pasien isoman serta lemahnya dukungan finansial bagi pasien isoman. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan perlunya dukungan finansial dan material dari pemerintah terhadap pasien isoman, penguatan koordinasi antar stakeholders terkait COVID-19, peningkatan kualitas data dan informasi serta penggunaan sistem pemantauan yang berbasis aplikasi.

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Preparedness for self-isolation or quarantine and lockdown in South Africa: results from a rapid online survey

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

Determinants of Parents Taking Their Children for Scheduled Vaccinations during COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa

Determinants of Parents Taking Their Children for Scheduled Vaccinations during COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa

Rural prioritization may increase the impact of COVID-19 vaccines in a representative COVAX AMC country setting due to ongoing internal migration: A modeling study

Pelaksanaan Isoman Di Rumah Sebagai Upaya Penanggulangan Pandemi Covid-19 di Kota Pekanbaru

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