Identifying Optimal Testing Modalities to Increase COVID-19 Testing Access in Baltimore, Maryland: Protocol for a Household Randomized Controlled Trial

Jessica Duchen   ¹ , MPH ;   Alexandra K Mueller   ¹ , MHS ;   Saifuddin Ahmed   ² , PhD ;   Jamie Perin   ^{1, 3} , MS, PhD ;   Courtney Borsuk   ⁴ , PhD ;   Joshua Trowell   ⁴ , MPH ;   Kelly Lowensen   ⁵ , MSN, RN ;   Steven Huettner   ¹ , BS ;   Andy Peytchev   ⁶ , PhD ;   Jason E Farley   ^{5 *} , MPH, PhD, ANP-BC ;   Shruti H Mehta   ^{4 *} , MPH, PhD ;   Jacky M Jennings   ^{1, 2, 4 *} , MPH, PhD

¹ Center for Child and Community Research, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States

² Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States

³ Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States

⁴ Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States

⁵ Center for Infectious Disease and Nursing Innovation, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, United States

⁶ Center for Survey Methodology, Survey Research Division, Research Triangle Institute International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States

*these authors contributed equally