March 23, 2021

Association between Living with Children and Outcomes from Covid-19: OpenSAFELY Cohort Study of 12 Million Adults in England

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): public health

• For adults aged ≤65 years, living with children under the age of 18 was associated with a higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and having a COVID-19 related hospital admission during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. These associations were not present during the first wave. Risk of infection was 6% and 22% higher among those living with children aged 0-11 years and 12-19 years, respectively; risk of hospitalization was 6% and 12% higher among those living with children aged 0-11 years and 12-19 years, respectively. However, in both waves, living with children aged 0-11 years was associated with a reduced risk of COVID-19-related mortality.

Forbes et al. (Mar 18, 2021). Association between Living with Children and Outcomes from Covid-19: OpenSAFELY Cohort Study of 12 Million Adults in England. BMJ. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n628