Children in the household and risk of severe COVID-19 during the first three waves of the pandemic: a prospective registry-based cohort study of 1.5 million Swedish men.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether Swedish men living with children had elevated risk for severe COVID-19 or infection with SARS-CoV-2 during the first three waves of the pandemic.

Design

Prospective registry-based cohort study.

Participants

1 557 061 Swedish men undergoing military conscription between 1968 and 2005 at a mean age of 18.3 (SD 0.73) years.

Main outcome measures

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 and hospitalisation due to COVID-19 from March 2020 to September 2021.

Results

There was a protective association between preschool children at home and hospitalisation due to COVID-19 during the first and third waves compared with only older or no children at all, with ORs (95% CIs) 0.63 (0.46 to 0.88) and 0.75 (0.68 to 0.94) respectively. No association wa

SUBMITTER: Af Geijerstam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9378946 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature