Universität zu Köln

Alhady, Shamael Thabit Mohammed, Qarawi, Ahmad, Venkatesh, U., Tiwari, Ranjit ORCID: 0000-0002-2148-4839, Rocha, Ian Christopher Naungayan, Ravikulan, Rohanti, Dumre, Shyam Prakash, Giang, Hoang Thi Nam, Pavlenko, Dmytro ORCID: 0000-0001-8761-9559, Ali, Fatmaelzahraa Yasser, Karimzadeh, Sedighe ORCID: 0000-0002-9981-4404, Bhandari, Parshal, Shah, Jaffer and Aziz, Jeza Muhamad Abdul (2022). Evaluation of risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Curr. Med. Res. Opin., 38 (12). S. 2021 - 2029. ABINGDON: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1473-4877

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Abstract

PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY Since there is not enough evidence of risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, this study aimed to evaluate them. The risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection was higher among non-healthcare workers and among those who had a history of being tested positive for SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV before the COVID-19 outbreak. The habit of frequent contact with colleagues or hugging when greeting significantly increased the risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2. The current smokers had a lower risk of getting infected with SARS-CoV-2 than others who had a habit of smoking tobacco in the past or who had never smoked. 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 = .032), history of SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV infection (OR: 4.78, 95%CI: 2.34-9.63, p < .001), higher frequency of contact with colleagues (OR: 1.17, 95%CI: 1.01-1.37, p = .041), and habit of hugging when greeting (OR: 1.25, 95%CI: 1.00-1.56, p = .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 = .002) or non-smokers (OR: 3.69, 95%CI: 1.48-11.11, p = .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.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Alhady, Shamael Thabit Mohammed UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Qarawi, Ahmad UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Venkatesh, U. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Tiwari, Ranjit UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2148-4839 UNSPECIFIED Rocha, Ian Christopher Naungayan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ravikulan, Rohanti UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dumre, Shyam Prakash UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Giang, Hoang Thi Nam UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pavlenko, Dmytro UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-8761-9559 UNSPECIFIED Ali, Fatmaelzahraa Yasser UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Karimzadeh, Sedighe UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9981-4404 UNSPECIFIED Bhandari, Parshal UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Shah, Jaffer UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Aziz, Jeza Muhamad Abdul UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-695966
DOI:	10.1080/03007995.2022.2125258
Journal or Publication Title:	Curr. Med. Res. Opin.
Volume:	38
Number:	12
Page Range:	S. 2021 - 2029
Date:	2022
Publisher:	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1473-4877
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language COVID-19; VALIDITY Multiple languages Medicine, General & Internal; Medicine, Research & Experimental Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/69596