Web and phone-based COVID-19 syndromic surveillance in Canada: A cross-sectional study

被引:19
|
作者
Lapointe-Shaw, Lauren [1 ,2 ]
Rader, Benjamin [3 ,4 ]
Astley, Christina M. [3 ,5 ]
Hawkins, Jared B. [3 ,5 ]
Bhatia, Deepit [1 ]
Schatten, William J. [6 ]
Lee, Todd C. [7 ,8 ]
Liu, Jessica J. [1 ,2 ]
Ivers, Noah M. [9 ,10 ]
Stall, Nathan M. [2 ,11 ]
Gournis, Effie [12 ]
Tuite, Ashleigh R. [13 ]
Fisman, David N. [2 ,13 ]
Bogoch, Isaac I. [1 ,2 ]
Brownstein, John S. [3 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hlth Network, Dept Med, Toronto, ON, Canada
[2] Univ Toronto, Dept Med, Toronto, ON, Canada
[3] Boston Childrens Hosp, Computat Epidemiol Lab, Boston, MA USA
[4] Boston Univ, Dept Epidemiol, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[5] Harvard Med Sch, Dept Pediat, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[6] Forum Res, Toronto, ON, Canada
[7] McGill Univ, Dept Med, Hlth Ctr, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[8] McGill Univ, Clin Practice Assessment Unit, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[9] Univ Toronto, Dept Family & Community Med, Toronto, ON, Canada
[10] Womens Coll Hosp, Dept Family Med, Toronto, ON, Canada
[11] Sinai Hlth Syst, Dept Med, Toronto, ON, Canada
[12] Toronto Publ Hlth, Toronto, ON, Canada
[13] Univ Toronto, Dalla Lana Sch Publ Hlth, Toronto, ON, Canada
来源
PLOS ONE | 2020年 / 15卷 / 10期
关键词
D O I
10.1371/journal.pone.0239886
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Background Syndromic surveillance through web or phone-based polling has been used to track the course of infectious diseases worldwide. Our study objective was to describe the characteristics, symptoms, and self-reported testing rates of respondents in three different COVID-19 symptom surveys in Canada. Methods This was a cross-sectional study using three distinct Canada-wide web-based surveys, and phone polling in Ontario. All three sources contained self-reported information on COVID-19 symptoms and testing. In addition to describing respondent characteristics, we examined symptom frequency and the testing rate among the symptomatic, as well as rates of symptoms and testing across respondent groups. Results We found that over March- April 2020, 1.6% of respondents experienced a symptom on the day of their survey, 15% of Ontario households had a symptom in the previous week, and 44% of Canada-wide respondents had a symptom in the previous month. Across the three surveys, SARS-CoV-2-testing was reported in 2-9% of symptomatic responses. Women, younger and middle-aged adults (versus older adults) and Indigenous/First nations/Inuit/Metis were more likely to report at least one symptom, and visible minorities were more likely to report the combination of fever with cough or shortness of breath. Interpretation The low rate of testing among those reporting symptoms suggests significant opportunity to expand testing among community-dwelling residents of Canada. Syndromic surveillance data can supplement public health reports and provide much-needed context to gauge the adequacy of SARS-CoV-2 testing rates.
引用
收藏
页数:12
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Knowledge About COVID-19 in Brazil: Cross-Sectional Web-Based Study
    Almeida Guimaraes, Vinicius Henrique
    de Oliveira-Leandro, Maisa
    Cassiano, Carolina
    Piantino Marques, Anna Laura
    Motta, Clara
    Freitas-Silva, Ana Leticia
    Dias de Sousa, Marlos Aureliano
    Matias Silveira, Luciano Alves
    Pardi, Thiago Cesar
    Gazotto, Fernanda Castro
    Silva, Marcos Vinicius
    Rodrigues Jr, Virmondes
    Rodrigues, Wellington Francisco
    Freire Oliveira, Carlo Jose
    [J]. JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE, 2021, 7 (01): : 201 - 221
  • [2] Participatory Surveillance for COVID-19 Trend Detection in Brazil: Cross-sectional Study
    Wittwer, Salome
    Paolotti, Daniela
    Lichand, Guilherme
    Leal Neto, Onicio
    [J]. JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE, 2023, 9
  • [3] COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Hesitancy in Malaysia: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study
    Lee, Kai Wei
    Yap, Sook Fan
    Ong, Hooi Tin
    Oo, Myo
    Swe, Kye Mon Min
    [J]. VACCINES, 2023, 11 (03)
  • [4] Attitudes of patients with spondylarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis regarding biological treatment during COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-center, phone-based, cross-sectional study
    Zateri, Coskun
    Birtane, Murat
    Aktas, Ilknur
    Sarikaya, Selda
    Rezvani, Aylin
    Altan, Lale
    Dursun, Nigar
    Dursun, Erbil
    Tastekin, Nurettin
    Celiker, Reyhan
    Ozdolap, Senay
    Akgun, Kenan
    [J]. ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY, 2021, 36 (04) : 473 - 481
  • [5] Using mobile phone-based text message to recruit representative samples: Assessment of a cross-sectional survey about the COVID-19 vaccine hesitation
    Filho, C. I. Sartorao
    Neto, C. I. Sartorao
    Sartorao, A. L. V.
    Terribile, D. C.
    Mello, R.
    Mello, B. B.
    Zoqui, M. C.
    Duarte, D. O.
    Cachoni, L. E. G.
    Bisseto, V. C. Q.
    Ribeiro, E. A. C.
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS, 2022, 165
  • [6] Using mobile phone-based text message to recruit representative samples: Assessment of a cross-sectional survey about the COVID-19 vaccine hesitation
    Sartorao Filho, C., I
    Sartorao Neto, C., I
    Sartorao, A. L., V
    Terribile, D. C.
    Mello, R.
    Mello, B. B.
    Zoqui, M. C.
    Duarte, D. O.
    Cachoni, L. E. G.
    Bisseto, V. C. Q.
    Ribeiro, E. A. C.
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS, 2022, 165
  • [7] Cannabis Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: A Repeated Cross-sectional Study
    Imtiaz, Sameer
    Wells, Samantha
    Rehm, Jurgen
    Hamilton, Hayley A.
    Nigatu, Yeshambel T.
    Wickens, Christine M.
    Jankowicz, Damian
    Elton-Marshall, Tara
    [J]. JOURNAL OF ADDICTION MEDICINE, 2021, 15 (06) : 484 - 490
  • [8] Mobile Phone-based Syndromic Surveillance System, Papua New Guinea
    Rosewell, Alexander
    Ropa, Berry
    Randall, Heather
    Dagina, Rosheila
    Hurim, Samuel
    Bieb, Sibauk
    Datta, Siddhartha
    Ramamurthy, Sundar
    Mola, Glen
    Zwi, Anthony B.
    Ray, Pradeep
    MacIntyre, C. Raina
    [J]. EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2013, 19 (11) : 1811 - 1818
  • [9] COVID-19 in otolaryngologists: a cross-sectional multicenter study
    Scapini, Fabricio
    Lubianca Neto, Jose Faibes
    Angeli, Roberto Dihl
    Pozzer Krumenauer, Rita Carolina
    Santanna, Ingrid Wendland
    Oppermann, Luciana Pimentel
    Atolini Junior, Nedio
    Meotti, Camila Degen
    Lacerda Elias, Caroline Catherine
    de Britto Medeiros, Lilcia Helena
    Roithmann, Renato
    Castagno, Clarissa Delpizzo
    de Carli, Adriana
    Granzotto, Eduardo Homrich
    Steffen, Nedio
    Maahs, Gerson Schulz
    [J]. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, 2022, 88 (05) : S4 - S11
  • [10] Seroprevalence of COVID-19 in Oran: Cross-Sectional Study
    Dali-Ali, Abdessamad
    Derkaoui, Dalia Kheira
    Zina, Mohamed
    Oukebdane, Asmaa
    [J]. MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM, 2023, 11 (04):