Saliva testing among teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Effects on health concerns, well-being, and precautionary behavior

Marlies Van de Casteele, Joachim Waterschoot, Sibyl Anthierens, Ann DeSmet, Benoit Galand, Herman Goossens, Sofie Morbée and Maarten Vansteenkiste

Social Science & Medicine, 2022, vol. 311, issue C

Abstract: At the start of 2021, several SARS-CoV-2 cluster outbreaks in schools threatened in-person education and created a fairly chaotic and frightening environment for school personnel. To keep the schools open while preventing COVID-19 outbreaks, intensive diagnostic testing in teachers and school personnel was strongly recommended but missing at the time.

Keywords: COVID-19; Saliva testing; Adherence; Health concerns; School principal support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115295

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