Association of race, ethnicity, and housing stability with COVID-19 testing method by investigators in underserved populations 2020–2023
Race, ethnicity, and housing stability of an underlying vulnerable population was not significantly associated with the decision by community investigators regarding which COVID-19 testing strategy was most appropriate. Future research efforts should remain vigilant to offer emerging diagnostic technologies in the most equitable and appropriate ways.
Authors
- Micah T. McClain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8034-1136)
- Christopher W. Woods (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-2453)
- Krista M. Perreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2906-0261)
- Lisa Gwynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2857-376X)
- Eyal Oren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7817-3516)
- Corinne McDaniels‐Davidson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4062-7532)
- Paul K. Drain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3300-3817)
- Elizabeth Lydon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4969-2269)
- Barrie Harper
- Lisa Wruck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1732-9067)
- Susanna Naggie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7721-6975)
- L. Gayani Tillekeratne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6012-7271)
- Elizabeth Petzold
- Susan M. Kiene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8922-5289)
- Edwin Wilbur Woodhouse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8285-3485)
- Timothy Veldman
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Durham Technical Community College (US)
- Clinical Research Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1605167
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health