Implementing testing approaches for SARS-CoV-2 to address health disparities: lessons learned from sexually transmitted infections

Sex Transm Infect. 2021 Mar;97(2):81-83. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2020-054678. Epub 2020 Nov 27.

Authors

Christina T Chu¹, Brooke G Rogers¹, Michaela A Maynard¹, Siena C Napoleon¹, Philip A Chan^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Medicine, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
² Medicine, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Philip_Chan@brown.edu.
³ Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

PMID: 33247000
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2020-054678

No abstract available

Keywords: clinical care; insurance; primary care; sexual health; testing.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Black or African American
COVID-19 / diagnosis*
COVID-19 / prevention & control
COVID-19 Testing*
Health Services Accessibility*
Health Status Disparities*
Healthcare Disparities*
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Public Health
Quality Improvement
SARS-CoV-2
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / diagnosis*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / therapy
Social Determinants of Health*