Risk Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Farmworkers in Monterey County, California.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Essential workers in agriculture and food production have been severely affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective

To identify risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection among farmworkers in California.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study invited farmworkers in California's Salinas Valley (Monterey County) receiving transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection at federally qualified community clinics and community sites to participate. Individuals were eligible if they were not pregnant, were 18 years or older, had conducted farmwork since the pandemic started, and were proficient in English or Spanish. Survey data were collected and SARS-CoV-2 tests were conducted among participants fro

SUBMITTER: Mora AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8444020 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature