Risk Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among US Healthcare Personnel, May-December 2020

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 95 - 104
• Main Authors: Chea, Nora, Brown, Cedric J, Eure, Taniece, Ramirez, Rebecca Alkis, Blazek, Gregory, Penna, Austin R, Li, Ruoran, Czaja, Christopher A, Johnston, Helen, Barter, Devra, Miller, Betsy Feighner, Angell, Kathleen, Marshall, Kristen E, Fell, Ashley, Lovett, Sara, Lim, Sarah, Lynfield, Ruth, Davis, Sarah Shrum, Phipps, Erin C, Sievers, Marla, Dumyati, Ghinwa, Concannon, Cathleen, McCullough, Kathryn, Woods, Amy, Seshadri, Sandhya, Myers, Christopher, Pierce, Rebecca, Ocampo, Valerie L S, Guzman-Cottrill, Judith A, Escutia, Gabriela, Samper, Monika, Thompson, Nicola D, Magill, Shelley S, Grigg, Cheri T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.01.2022; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; Activities of Daily Living; Aerosols; coronavirus disease; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Delivery of Health Care; Disease control; Ethnicity; Health aspects; Health care; Health facilities; Health Personnel; Humans; Infections; Medical personnel; Medical supplies; Occupational Exposure; Occupational health and safety; Ostomy; Patients; Personal protective equipment; Questionnaires; Risk Factors; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Software; Statistics; viruses; United States; United States > US; COVID-19; healthcare personnel; SARS-CoV-2; risk factors; viruses; United States; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; zoonoses; 2019 novel coronavirus disease; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2801.211803

To determine risk factors for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among US healthcare personnel (HCP), we conducted a case-control analysis. We collected data about activities outside the workplace and COVID-19 patient care activities from HCP with positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) test results (cases) and from HCP with negative test results (controls) in healthcare facilities in 5 US states. We used conditional logistic regression to calculate adjusted matched odds ratios and 95% CIs for exposures. Among 345 cases and 622 controls, factors associated with risk were having close contact with persons with COVID-19 outside the workplace, having close contact with COVID-19 patients in the workplace, and assisting COVID-19 patients with activities of daily living. Protecting HCP from COVID-19 may require interventions that reduce their exposures outside the workplace and improve their ability to more safely assist COVID-19 patients with activities of daily living.