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Family and household characteristics associated with seropositive cases to SARS-CoV-2 across Mexican households.
López-Olmedo, Nancy; Stern, Dalia; Canto-Osorio, Francisco; Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Tonatiuh; Alpuche-Aranda, Celia.
Affiliation
  • López-Olmedo N; Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.. nancy.lopezolmedo@gmail.com.
  • Stern D; Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. / Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología. Mexico City, Mexico.. dalia.stern@insp.mx.
  • Canto-Osorio F; Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.. ofranciscocanto@gmail.com.
  • Barrientos-Gutiérrez T; Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.. tbarrientos@insp.mx.
  • Alpuche-Aranda C; Centro de Investigación sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.. celia.alpuche@insp.mx.
Salud Publica Mex ; 63(6, Nov-Dic): 807-812, 2021 Oct 28.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35099901
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To assess the association of family and housing characteristics with the number of seropositive cases to SARS-CoV-2 in households. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

We analyzed 874 households from Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición (Ensanut) 2020 Covid-19 using Poisson regression models.

RESULTS:

The number of seropositive family members was higher among families composed of children/adolescents, adults and older adults, households with more than two members per bedroom, and among households with closed windows. No association was found for bathroom availability and piped water.

CONCLUSIONS:

Family composition and housing characteristics can impose significant structural barriers to safe home confinement.
Subject(s)

Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Aged / Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: En Year: 2021 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Aged / Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: En Year: 2021 Type: Article