# Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Women with Experience in the Criminal Probation System

> **NIH NIH R01** · RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE · 2020 · $176,013

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
In response to NOT-MD-20-019, this administrative supplement will examine the effects of the COVID-19
outbreak and related local public health mandates (e.g., Shelter in Place) in a population of women heavily
affected by health disparities. Our parent study of health literacy and health care utilization among women in
the criminal probation system (R01MD010439) maintains a cohort of 370 women, 73% of whom are African
American and 82% of whom have one or more chronic health condition. Emerging research indicates that
these characteristics are linked with disparities in COVID-19 risk, infection, and mortality. Our community-
based study, located in Oakland (Alameda County), California, adapted to the formal Shelter-in-Place order,
beginning March 17, 2020, by modifying data collection from in-person interviews to telephone-based
interviews. Given the public health crisis and reports from participants about its immediate impacts, we
began collecting data in May 2020 to systematically assess the medical and social consequences of the
outbreak. Coupling these new data with 12 months of longitudinal data obtained prior to the COVID-19
outbreak, we propose to conduct a series of rigorous analyses to address the following Specific Aims: (1) To
assess changes in health care access and utilization associated with the COVID-19 outbreak and related
local public health mandates (e.g., shelter in place) (2) To examine how health literacy and social
determinants (e.g., housing, income) are associated with adherence to public health mandates and
participation in COVID-19 screening. The proposed supplement furthers the objectives of NOT-MD-20-019
by addressing the urgent need to understand how COVID-19 and related public health mandates are
contributing to health disparities.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10156795
- **Project number:** 3R01MD010439-04S1
- **Recipient organization:** RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
- **Principal Investigator:** MEGAN L COMFORT
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $176,013
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2016-09-27 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10156795

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10156795, Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Women with Experience in the Criminal Probation System (3R01MD010439-04S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10156795. Licensed CC0.

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