Cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection within the homeless population: insights from a city-wide longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a cohort of homeless people using survival analysis. Seroprevalence in the homeless community was also compared with that of the general population.

Design

Cohort study.

Setting

Data were collected across two testing sessions, 3 months apart, during which each participant was tested for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and completed a face-to-face survey.

Participants

All homeless adults sleeping rough, in slums or squats, in emergency shelters or transitional accommodation in Marseille were eligible.

Primary outcome measures

Occurrence of a seroconversion event defined as a biologically confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Local data from a national seropreva

SUBMITTER: Mosnier E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9950589 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature