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Editor, Senior Moderator
Curr Med Res Opin
. 2022 Sep 15;1-14.
doi: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2125258. Online ahead of print.
Evaluation of risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Mai Ngoc Luu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shamael Thabit Mohammed Alhady[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Minh Duc Nguyen Tran[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Le Van Truong[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Ahmad Qarawi[SUP] 5 [/SUP], U Venkatesh[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Ranjit Tiwari[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Ian Christopher Naungayan Rocha[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Le Huu Nhat Minh[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Rohanti Ravikulan[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Shyam Prakash Dumre[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Hoang Thi Nam Giang[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Dmytro Pavlenko[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Fatmaelzahraa Yasser Ali[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Bao-Tran Do Le[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Sedighe Karimzadeh[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Parshal Bhandari[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Jaffer Shah[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Jeza Muhamad Abdul Aziz[SUP] 19 20 [/SUP], Nguyen Tien Huy[SUP] 21 [/SUP], and the TMGH COVID-19 Collaborators
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Abstract
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 = 0.032), history of SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV infection (OR: 4.78, 95%CI: 2.34 - 9.63, p < 0.001), higher frequency of contact with colleagues (OR: 1.17, 95%CI: 1.01 - 1.37, p = 0.041), and habit of hugging when greeting (OR: 1.25, 95%CI: 1.00 - 1.56, p = 0.049) 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 = 0.002) or non-smokers (OR: 3.69, 95%CI: 1.48-11.11, p = 0.01).
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.
Keywords: COVID-19; Global Survey; Health Surveys; Risk Factors; Transmission.
. 2022 Sep 15;1-14.
doi: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2125258. Online ahead of print.
Evaluation of risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Mai Ngoc Luu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shamael Thabit Mohammed Alhady[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Minh Duc Nguyen Tran[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Le Van Truong[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Ahmad Qarawi[SUP] 5 [/SUP], U Venkatesh[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Ranjit Tiwari[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Ian Christopher Naungayan Rocha[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Le Huu Nhat Minh[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Rohanti Ravikulan[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Shyam Prakash Dumre[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Hoang Thi Nam Giang[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Dmytro Pavlenko[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Fatmaelzahraa Yasser Ali[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Bao-Tran Do Le[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Sedighe Karimzadeh[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Parshal Bhandari[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Jaffer Shah[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Jeza Muhamad Abdul Aziz[SUP] 19 20 [/SUP], Nguyen Tien Huy[SUP] 21 [/SUP], and the TMGH COVID-19 Collaborators
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- PMID: 36106710
- DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2125258
Abstract
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 = 0.032), history of SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV infection (OR: 4.78, 95%CI: 2.34 - 9.63, p < 0.001), higher frequency of contact with colleagues (OR: 1.17, 95%CI: 1.01 - 1.37, p = 0.041), and habit of hugging when greeting (OR: 1.25, 95%CI: 1.00 - 1.56, p = 0.049) 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 = 0.002) or non-smokers (OR: 3.69, 95%CI: 1.48-11.11, p = 0.01).
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.
Keywords: COVID-19; Global Survey; Health Surveys; Risk Factors; Transmission.