Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission in student residences: a case-ascertained study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to investigate the overall secondary attack rates (SAR) of COVID-19 in student residences and to identify risk factors for higher transmission.

Methods

We retrospectively analysed the SAR in living units of student residences which were screened in Leuven (Belgium) following the detection of a COVID-19 case. Students were followed up in the framework of a routine testing and tracing follow-up system. We considered residence outbreaks followed up between October 30th 2020 and May 25th 2021. We used generalized estimating equations (GEE) to evaluate the impact of delay to follow-up, shared kitchen or sanitary facilities, the presence of a known external infection source and the recent occurrence of a social gathering. We used a generalized linear mixed mode

SUBMITTER: Vanbesien M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9491668 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature