COVID-19 Cohort Study of People Experiencing Homelessness in Toronto
The specific objectives of this study are to:
* Determine the prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 among people experiencing homelessness in Toronto over a 12-month observation period.
* Examine whether housing history and individual- and shelter-level characteristics are associated with incident COVID-19 infection among the homeless population.
* Investigate whether housing history and individual- and shelter-level characteristics are associated with worse health outcomes among people experiencing homelessness diagnosed with COVID-19.
* Study vaccine uptake and reasons for vaccine hesitancy among people experiencing homelessness
* Use data from this cohort study to build an accurate and iteratively updated transmission model of COVID-19 in the homeless population.
Overview
- Acronym
- COVENANT
- Website
- COVENANT
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2021 - 2022
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Participants are followed-up every 3 months over a 12-month period, for a total of 5 study encounters (1 baseline encounter and 4 follow-up encounters).
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 700
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 700
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
Population
COVENANT population
The population is composed of people experiencing homelessness: unsheltered, emergency sheltered or provisionnally accomodated, who are 16 years of age or older living in Toronto.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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16
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Toronto, Ontario
- Other Criteria
- Inclusion: Identified as being homeless at the time of recruitment (unsheltered, emergency sheltered or provisionally accomodated), willing to participate in interviews and provide a finger-prick blood sample at baseline and each follow-up encounter, willing to be contacted by the research team for follow-up encounters
Sources of Recruitment
- Specific Population
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- Other specific population : Homeless
- Supplementary Information
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Recruitment will occur over 3 months at over 110 physical distancing hotels and shelter programs for youth (age 16-24 years), adults, and families and at large encampment in the city of Toronto.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 700
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 700
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | COVENANT - Baseline |
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2021 (January) | 2021 (March) |
| 1 | COVENANT - Follow-up 1 |
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2021 (April) | 2021 (June) |
| 2 | COVENANT - Follow-up 2 |
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2021 (July) | 2021 (September) |
| 3 | COVENANT - Follow-up 3 |
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2021 (October) | 2021 (December) |
| 4 | COVENANT - Follow-up 4 |
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2022 (January) | 2022 (March) |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
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Last Update: 2022-04-04T17:10:50.373