Test to Treat: geographic disparities in COVID-19 antiviral access JAMANetwork harvardmed BrighamWomens MedicineUVA PittHealthSci COVID19 coronavirus covid antivirals
By Tarun Sai LomteNov 14 2022Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. A recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association Network Open evaluated the accessibility of coronavirus disease 2019 ‘Test to Treat’ sites by age, rurality, race, and ethnicity.
The study and findings In the current study, researchers assessed geographic disparities in access to COVID-19 Test to Treat sites for population subsets by age, rurality, ethnicity, and race. The researchers analyzed the geographic locations of all Test to Treat sites and estimated drive times from the population center to the ten closest sites to determine the shortest time.
Related StoriesThe researchers identified more than 2220 unique COVID-19 Test to Treat sites distributed near metropolitan centers. Shorter drive times were prominent in urban regions. 15% of the overall US population lived more than 60 min from the nearest Test to Treat site, whereas 59% of the rural US population lived more than an hour from the closest location.
In contrast, Hispanics , Black individuals , and Asians lived closer to the Test to Treat sites than White individuals. Rural dwellers had longer drive times to the Test to Treat centers than urban dwellers , which remained concordant across demographic sub-groups. Notably, Alaskan Natives or American Indians had the longest drive times across rural and urban sub-populations.
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