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• TITLE: Assessment of Active Case Search of COVID-19 in Healthcare Facilities during the Third Wave of the Pandemic in Ekiti State, Nigeria

  AUTHORS: Eyitayo Ebenezer Emmanuel, Ayomide Oluwaseyi Aibinuomo, Tope Michael Ipinnimo, Mary Oluwasolape Ilesanmi, John Ayodeji Adu

  KEYWORDS: Active Case Search, COVID-19, Health Care Facilities, Ekiti State

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, Vol.10 No.2, January 30, 2022

  ABSTRACT: Early case detection and isolation of patients infected with highly infectious diseases through active case search (ACS) are important for early commencement of treatment and control of the disease within a population. This study aimed to assess the ACS of COVID-19 in healthcare facilities during the third wave of the pandemic in Ekiti State, Nigeria. This cross-sectional study was conducted in all healthcare facilities in Ekiti State. All cadres of local government primary healthcare workers were trained to carry out the ACS using semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire uploaded on android phone software open data kit (ODK). ACS was conducted between June and September (epidemiological week 23 to 36), 2021 and the collected data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 23.0. P-value