In-person classroom instruction and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among undergraduates at Indiana University, Fall 2020.
J Am Coll Health
; : 1-6, 2023 Jan 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2166046
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To examine how in-person classroom instruction was related to risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in undergraduate students.Participants:
Indiana University undergraduate students (n = 69,606) enrolled in Fall 2020, when courses with in-person and remote instruction options were available.Methods:
Students participated weekly in mandatory SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR asymptomatic testing by random selection, supplemented with symptomatic testing as needed. We used log-binomial regression models to estimate the association between number of in-person credit hours and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection over the course of the semester.Results:
Overall 5,786 SARS-CoV-2 cases were observed. Increased in-person credit hour exposures were not associated with increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 overall [aRR (95% CI) 0.98 (0.97,0.99)], nor within specific subgroups (Greek affiliation and class).Conclusions:
In-person instruction did not appear to increase SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a university setting with rigorous protective measures in place, prior to mass vaccine rollout and prior to delta variant emergence.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
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Variants
Language:
English
Journal:
J Am Coll Health
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
07448481.2022.2155459
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