October 27, 2020

Characteristics Associated with Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Ontario Canada

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Transmission

Keywords (Tags): transmission

[Pre-print, not peer reviewed] Secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within households was more likely where the index case was male and/or experienced testing delays, in an analysis of address-matched household cohorts of confirmed positive cases in Ontario, Canada. In contrast, being a health worker was associated with lower odds of transmission. Neighborhoods with larger average family size and a higher proportion of multiple persons per room were associated with greater odds of household transmission. These neighborhood characteristics were used as proxy measures because the total number of people per household was not available in the data.

Paul et al. (Oct 26, 2020). Characteristics Associated with Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Ontario Canada. Pre-print downloaded Oct 27 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.22.20217802