Household crowding hampers mitigating the transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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54: e08212020, 2021. graf
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Abstract INTRODUCTION:
Household crowding deserves attention when evaluating the transmission intensity of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil. We aimed to evaluate the association between household crowding and COVID-19 incidence.METHODS:
Linear and Poisson regression analyses were used to assess the associations between indices of household crowding (high, average, low) and COVID-19 incidence estimates.RESULTS:
Cities with a high index of household crowding were linked with a significantly higher COVID-19 incidence estimate (excess of 461 per 100,000; 95% confidence interval 371-558 per 100,000).CONCLUSIONS:
Crowding typically promotes virus transmission. Considering urban and housing structures is essential in designing mitigation strategies during a pandemic.
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Assunto principal:
Aglomeração
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Betacoronavirus
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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