Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

September 23, 2020

Sharing a Household with Children and Risk of COVID-19 a Study of over 300000 Adults Living in Healthcare Worker Households in Scotland

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  • [Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A nationwide study among 310,000 healthcare workers in Scotland reported that sharing a household with young children (aged 0 to 11 years) was associated with a lower risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 (aHR=0.89 per child). Sharing a household with young children had a non-significantly lower risk of severe COVID-19 requiring hospitalization (aHR=0.89, 95%CI 0.74-1.06).

Wood et al. (Sept 22, 2020). Sharing a Household with Children and Risk of COVID-19 a Study of over 300000 Adults Living in Healthcare Worker Households in Scotland. Pre-print downloaded Sept 23 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.21.20196428