Salud Pública de México (Oct 2021)

Family and household characteristics associated with seropositive cases to SARS-CoV-2 across Mexican households

  • Nancy López-Olmedo,
  • Dalia Stern,
  • Francisco Canto-Osorio,
  • Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez,
  • Celia Alpuche-Aranda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21149/13086
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 63, no. 6, Nov-Dic
pp. 807 – 812

Abstract

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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.

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