Risk of hospital admission with coronavirus disease 2019 in healthcare workers and their households: nationwide linkage cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the risk of hospital admission for coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) among patient facing and non-patient facing healthcare workers and their household members.

Design

Nationwide linkage cohort study.

Setting

Scotland, UK, 1 March to 6 June 2020.

Participants

Healthcare workers aged 18-65 years, their households, and other members of the general population.

Main outcome measure

Admission to hospital with covid-19.

Results

The cohort comprised 158 445 healthcare workers, most of them (90 733; 57.3%) being patient facing, and 229 905 household members. Of all hospital admissions for covid-19 in the working age population (18-65 year olds), 17.2% (360/2097) were in healthcare workers or their households. After adjustment for age

SUBMITTER: Shah ASV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7591828 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature