Association of Homelessness with COVID-19 Positivity among Individuals Visiting a Testing Centre: A Cross-Sectional Study

Among those visiting a testing centre in Toronto, ON, between March and April 2020, people experiencing homelessness (n = 214) were more likely to test positive for COVID-19 compared with those not experiencing homelessness (n = 1,836) even after adjustment for age, sex and medical co-morbidity (15....

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Autores principales: Kiran, Tara, Craig-Neil, Amy, Das, Paul, Lockwood, Joel, Wang, Ri, Nathanielsz, Nikki, Rosenthal, Esther, Hwang, Stephen W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Longwoods Publishing 2022
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Data Matters
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8935920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35319442
http://dx.doi.org/10.12927/hcpol.2022.26730
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Sumario:Among those visiting a testing centre in Toronto, ON, between March and April 2020, people experiencing homelessness (n = 214) were more likely to test positive for COVID-19 compared with those not experiencing homelessness (n = 1,836) even after adjustment for age, sex and medical co-morbidity (15.4% vs. 6.7%, p < 0.001; odds ratio [OR] 2.41, 95% confidence interval [CI: 1.51, 3.76], p < 0.001).

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