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2021-07-24Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/9447
Public health effects of travel-related policies on the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods systematic review
dc.contributor.authorBou-Karroum, Lama
dc.contributor.authorKhabsa, Joanne
dc.contributor.authorJabbour, Mathilda
dc.contributor.authorHilal, Nadeen
dc.contributor.authorHaidar, Zeinab
dc.contributor.authorAbi Khalil, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorAbdul-Khalek, Rima
dc.contributor.authorAssaf, Jana
dc.contributor.authorHonein-AbouHaidar, Gladys
dc.contributor.authorAbou Samra, Clara
dc.contributor.authorHneinyg, Layal
dc.contributor.authorAl-Awlaqi, Sameh
dc.contributor.authorHanefeld, Johanna
dc.contributor.authorEl-Jardali, Fadi
dc.contributor.authorAkl, Elie A.
dc.contributor.authorEl Bcheraoui, Charbel
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-17T10:17:33Z
dc.date.available2021-12-17T10:17:33Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-24none
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.jinf.2021.07.017
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/9154
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To map travel policies implemented due to COVID-19 during 2020, and conduct a mixed methods systematic review of health effects of such policies, and related contextual factors. Design: Policy mapping and systematic review. Data sources and Eligibility Criteria: for the policy mapping, we searched websites of relevant government bodies and used data from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker for a convenient sample of 31 countries across different regions. For the systematic review, we searched Medline (Ovid), PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and COVID-19 specific databases. We included randomized controlled trial, non-randomized studies, modeling studies, and qualitative studies. Two independent reviewers selected studies, abstracted data and assessed risk of bias. Results: Most countries adopted a total border closure at the start of the pandemic. For the remainder of the year, partial border closure banning arrivals from some countries or regions was the most widely adopted measure, followed by mandatory quarantine and screening of travelers. The systematic search identified 69 eligible studies, including 50 modeling studies. Both observational and modeling evidence suggest that border closure may reduce the number of COVID-19 cases, disease spread across countries and between regions, and slow the progression of the outbreak. These effects are likely to be enhanced when implemented early, and when combined with measures reducing transmission rates in the community. Quarantine of travelers may decrease the number of COVID-19 cases but its effectiveness depends on compliance and enforcement and is more effective if followed by testing, especially when less than 14 day-quarantine is considered. Screening at departure and/or arrival is unlikely to detect a large proportion of cases or to delay an outbreak. Effectiveness of screening may be improved with increased sensitivity of screening tests, awareness of travelers, asymptomatic screening, and exit screening at country source. While four studies on contextual evidence found that the majority of the public is supportive of travel restrictions, they uncovered concerns about the unintended harms of those policies.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.rights(CC BY 3.0 DE) Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschlandger
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/
dc.subjectTravel restrictionseng
dc.subjectCOVID-19eng
dc.subjectScreeningeng
dc.subjectQuarantineeng
dc.subjectOutbreakeng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titlePublic health effects of travel-related policies on the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods systematic reviewnone
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-176904/9154-0
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/9447
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
local.edoc.container-titleJournal of Infectionnone
local.edoc.container-issn0163-4453none
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163445321003601?via%3Dihubnone
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameSaunders Elseviernone
local.edoc.container-volume83none
local.edoc.container-issue4none
local.edoc.container-year2021none
local.edoc.container-firstpage413none
local.edoc.container-lastpage423none
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone

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