ERIC Number: EJ1438525
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 7
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Evaluating a Contact Tracing Course: How Universities Can Develop the Public Health Workforce
LeChauncy Woodard; Winston Liaw; Omolola E. Adepoju; Sahana Prabhu; Minji Chae; Omar Matuk-Villazon; Bettina M. Beech
Journal of American College Health, v72 n7 p2111-2117 2024
Objectives: To describe the participants of a university-based COVID-19 contact tracing course and determine whether the course changed knowledge, attitudes, and intention to participate in contact tracing. Participants: Faculty, staff, and students were eligible. Methods: Surveys evaluated the impact of the course on participant intentions to engage in contact tracing. Logistic regression identified characteristics associated with increased likelihood of participating in contact tracing. Results: Nearly 800 individuals participated, of whom 26.2% identified as Hispanic/Latino and 14.0% as Black. Nearly half (48.8%) planned to conduct contact tracing. While attitudes did not change, knowledge improved (67.9% vs. 93.8% scores on assessments; p < 0.001). Younger participants and Black individuals were more more likely to be confident that they would participate in contact tracing. Conclusions: Course completion was associated with increased knowledge. Participants were racially and ethnically diverse, highlighting how universities can partner with health departments to develop workforces that reflect local communities.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control, College Students, College Faculty, School Personnel, Courses, Program Effectiveness, Intention, Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Age Differences, Racial Differences, Student Diversity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas (Houston)
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