Intrafamilial transmission and clustering of COVID-19: a socioepidemiological perspective
Introduction: The dynamics of COVID-19 transmission occurring in familial clusters may be related to sociodemographic and epidemiological characteristics of cases and contacts. The aim of this study was to identify the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission in families with more than one documented case...
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Introduction: The dynamics of COVID-19 transmission occurring in familial clusters may be related to sociodemographic and epidemiological characteristics of cases and contacts. The aim of this study was to identify the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission in families with more than one documented case.
Methodology: Data of about 58 familiar clusters of COVID-19 was gathered and followed up clinically and by telephonic interview. Age, gender, social security plan, comorbidities, occupation, incubation, and symptoms were analyzed using Students’ t-test and Chi squared test.
Results: The contacts were younger and healthier than cases, and students were predominant (28%). Among the symptomatic contacts, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction yielded a positive rate of 69%. There were 2.93 contacts per case. Families with clustered cases had more family members when compared to families without clustered cases (4.2 vs. 3.3; p = 0.022). Mean age of contacts in families with clustered cases compared to families without clustered cases also showed differences (29.5 vs. 35.7; p = 0.047).
Conclusions: Characterization of cases and contacts amidst a pandemic is essential for the effective implementation of health policies and research perspectives.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b6d1f5ab97e24c2da0a3847c48ae7b032025-08-20T02:16:06ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802022-06-01160610.3855/jidc.16149Intrafamilial transmission and clustering of COVID-19: a socioepidemiological perspectiveHiram J Jaramillo-Ramírez0Beatriz H Kushida-Contreras1Aranza E García-Aréstegui2Gisel V Licón-Martínez3Miguel A Gaxiola-García4Internal Medicine Department, Mexicali's General Hospital, Mexicali, MexicoPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Mexico's General Hospital, Mexico City, MexicoInternal Medicine Department, Mexicali's General Hospital, Autonomous University of Baja California, Faculty of Medicine, Mexicali, MexicoInternal Medicine Department, Mexicali's General Hospital, Autonomous University of Baja California, Faculty of Medicine, Mexicali, MexicoPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Mexico's Children’s Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico Introduction: The dynamics of COVID-19 transmission occurring in familial clusters may be related to sociodemographic and epidemiological characteristics of cases and contacts. The aim of this study was to identify the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission in families with more than one documented case. Methodology: Data of about 58 familiar clusters of COVID-19 was gathered and followed up clinically and by telephonic interview. Age, gender, social security plan, comorbidities, occupation, incubation, and symptoms were analyzed using Students’ t-test and Chi squared test. Results: The contacts were younger and healthier than cases, and students were predominant (28%). Among the symptomatic contacts, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction yielded a positive rate of 69%. There were 2.93 contacts per case. Families with clustered cases had more family members when compared to families without clustered cases (4.2 vs. 3.3; p = 0.022). Mean age of contacts in families with clustered cases compared to families without clustered cases also showed differences (29.5 vs. 35.7; p = 0.047). Conclusions: Characterization of cases and contacts amidst a pandemic is essential for the effective implementation of health policies and research perspectives. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/16149CoronavirusepidemiologypandemicsCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Hiram J Jaramillo-Ramírez Beatriz H Kushida-Contreras Aranza E García-Aréstegui Gisel V Licón-Martínez Miguel A Gaxiola-García Intrafamilial transmission and clustering of COVID-19: a socioepidemiological perspective Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Coronavirus epidemiology pandemics COVID-19 |
| title | Intrafamilial transmission and clustering of COVID-19: a socioepidemiological perspective |
| title_full | Intrafamilial transmission and clustering of COVID-19: a socioepidemiological perspective |
| title_fullStr | Intrafamilial transmission and clustering of COVID-19: a socioepidemiological perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intrafamilial transmission and clustering of COVID-19: a socioepidemiological perspective |
| title_short | Intrafamilial transmission and clustering of COVID-19: a socioepidemiological perspective |
| title_sort | intrafamilial transmission and clustering of covid 19 a socioepidemiological perspective |
| topic | Coronavirus epidemiology pandemics COVID-19 |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/16149 |
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