SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and mental health of school staff: a cross-sectional study of schools from four areas of Montreal, Quebec in 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the seroprevalence of infection-acquired SARS-CoV-2 and the mental health of school/daycare staff in the months after reopening of schools in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) in the Fall of 2020 and whether these varied by school and participant characteristics.

Design

A cross-sectional design based on a convenience sample of schools/daycares and staff was used as the originally planned longitudinal design was no longer feasible due to obstacles in recruitment, for example, teacher's strike.

Setting

Forty-nine schools/daycares in four Montreal neighbourhoods from March to October 2021.

Participants

Three-hundred and sixty-two participants completed both questionnaires and serology tests.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

SARS-CoV-2 ser

SUBMITTER: Charland K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11404229 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature