Objective
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Since there is not enough evidence of risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, this study aimed to evaluate them.
Methods
This survey-based study was conducted across 66 countries from May to November 2020 among suspected and confirmed individuals with COVID-19. The stepwise AIC method was utilized to determine the optimal multivariable logistic regression to explore predictive factors of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
Results
Among 2372 respondents who participated in the study, there were 1172 valid responses. The profession of non-healthcare-worker (OR: 1.77, 95%CI: 1.04–3.00, p = .032), history of SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV infection (OR: 4.78, 95%CI: 2.34–9.63, p < .001), higher frequency of contact with colleagues (OR: 1.17, 95%CI: 1.01–1.37, p = .041), and habit of hugging when greeting (OR: 1.25, 95%CI: 1.00–1.56, p = .049) were associated with an increased risk of contracting COVID-19. Current smokers had a lower likelihood of having COVID-19 compared to former smokers (OR: 5.41, 95%CI: 1.93–17.49, p = .002) or non-smokers (OR: 3.69, 95%CI: 1.48–11.11, p = .01).
Conclusions
Our study suggests several risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission including the profession of non-healthcare workers, history of other coronavirus infections, frequent close contact with colleagues, the habit of hugging when greeting, and smoking status.
雑誌名
Current Medical Research and Opinion
巻
38
号
12
ページ
2021 - 2028
発行年
2022-10-14
出版者
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
ISSN
0300-7995
DOI
10.1080/03007995.2022.2125258
権利
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Current Medical Research and Opinion on 14 Oct 2022, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03007995.2022.2125258.
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引用
Current Medical Research and Opinion, 38(12), pp.2021-2028; 2022
Evaluation of risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 transmission
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