Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

December 15, 2020

Factors Associated with Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test Results in Outpatient Health Facilities and Emergency Departments Among Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years — Mississippi, September–November 2020

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In a case-control study of 397 children and adolescents in Mississippi, in-person school or child care attendance two weeks prior to a SARS-CoV-2 test was not associated with a positive test result (aOR=0.8). Close contact with persons with COVID-19 (aOR=3.2), gatherings with persons outside the household such as social functions (aOR=2.4) and playdates (aOR=3.3), and having had visitors in the home (aOR=1.9) two weeks prior to a SARS-CoV-2 test were associated with a positive test result. A majority of parents of both case- and control-patients reported mask-use by their children and staff in school or child care facilities, while parents whose children attended social gatherings and had visitors at home reported lower rates of mask use and physical distancing adherence.

Hobbs et al. (Dec 15, 2020). Factors Associated with Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test Results in Outpatient Health Facilities and Emergency Departments Among Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years — Mississippi, September–November 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6950e3