Risk factors associated with household transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

• Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 769 - 773
• Main Authors: Ng, David Chun‐Ern, Tan, Kah Kee, Chin, Ling, Cheng, Xiang Lin, Vijayakulasingam, Thalitha, Liew, Damian Wen Xian, Zainol Abidin, Nor Zanariah, Lee, Ming Lee, Ganasegeran, Kurubaran, Khoo, Erwin Jiayuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.05.2022; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Aged; Child; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Family Characteristics; Female; household; Households; Humans; Malaysia - epidemiology; Male; Original; Pediatrics; risk factor; Risk Factors; SARS-CoV-2; secondary infection; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; transmission; Malaysia; COVID-19; household; SARS-CoV-2; transmission; secondary infection; risk factor

Aim Households are a significant venue for the transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2. We conducted a study to characterise the transmission dynamics and identify risk factors for household transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Methods This retrospective observational study included 185 famil...