Abstract

At-home COVID-19 testing offers convenience and safety advantages. We evaluated at-home testing in Black and Latino communities through an intervention comparing community-based organization (CBO) and health care organization (HCO) outreach. From May through December 2021, 1100 participants were recruited, 94% through CBOs. The odds of COVID-19 test requests and completions were significantly higher in the HCO arm. The results showed disparities in test requests and completions related to age, race, language, insurance, comorbidities, and pandemic-related challenges. Despite the popularity of at-home testing, barriers exist in underresourced communities.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)S918-S922
JournalAmerican journal of public health
Volume112
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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