Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Bogota, Colombia: Results From a Large Epidemiological Surveillance Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiologic surveillance of COVID-19 is essential to collect and analyse data to improve public health decision making during the pandemic. There are few initiatives led by public-private alliances in Colombia and Latin America. The CoVIDA project contributed with RT-PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 in mild or asymptomatic populations in Bogotá. The present study aimed to determine the factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in working adults.

Methods

COVID-19 intensified sentinel epidemiological surveillance study, from April 18, 2020, to March 29, 2021. The study included people aged 18 years or older without a history of COVID-19. Two main occupational groups were included: healthcare and essential services workers with high mobility in the city. Social, demogra

SUBMITTER: Varela AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8382233 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature