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Rapid Assessment of Covid-19 Screening Program for Travelers in Iran: A Qualitative Study Publisher



Seddighi H1, 2 ; Salmani I3 ; Baharmand H4 ; Seddighi S5 ; Sedeh MS6
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  1. 1. Campus Fryslan, University of Groningen, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
  2. 2. Student Research Committee, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Health in Disaster and Emergency, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  4. 4. Department of ICT, University of Agder, Norway
  5. 5. Social Science Department, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS), Iran

Source: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Published:2022


Abstract

Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) screening stations set up by Iranian Red Crescent Society have been available for 17 d with the aim of identifying and treating people with coronavirus, reducing road trips, and sensitizing people to the problem. This study aims to investigate the challenges of the procedure. Methods: A qualitative study was used to find the challenges of the COVID-19 screening centers. Volunteers, branch managers, and headquarter managers of the Iranian Red Crescent Society participated in this study applying snowball sampling. Data were collected by means of in-depth semi-structured telephone interviews in April 2020 after completion of the fever screening plan. All interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim, always with prior permission of interviewees. Results: The interviews with 20 participants in the plan indicated 6 relevant challenges, including logistics, lack of planning, lack of coordination, legal challenges, mental health, and ethical challenges. Conclusions: The results indicated that, although establishing fever detection centers in Iran was a rapid response to COVID-19, it had significant flaws in the structure and adversely affected volunteers’ and staff’s health and financial resources. Therefore, well-structured protocols are required for similar responses in the future. © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2021.
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