Neighbourhood immigrant density and COVID-19 infection and hospitalisation among healthcare workers in Sweden: a register-based observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We investigated whether living in immigrant-dominated neighbourhoods constituted a risk factor for COVID-19 infection and hospitalisation among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Sweden, and if so, whether such exposure exacerbated the risk of COVID-19 among immigrant HCWs.

Methods

We used population-based register data from HCWs aged 20-62 years (N=86 187) resident in 14 Swedish municipalities (3 of which are Sweden's largest metropolitan cities) on 1 January 2020. Residential neighbourhoods of the HCWs were categorised into three groups: Swedish-dominated, mixed and immigrant-dominated. Multilevel mixed-effects survival regression was used for the association analyses, with control for relevant confounding variables. The results are reported as HRs, with 95% CIs.

SUBMITTER: Nwaru C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883869 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature