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SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Survey in Grocery Store Workers—Minnesota, 2020–2021
Grocery workers were essential to the workforce and exempt from lockdown requirements as per Minnesota Executive Order 20–20. The risk of COVID-19 transmission in grocery settings is not well documented. This study aimed to determine which factors influenced seropositivity among grocery workers. We...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8951275/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329187 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063501 |
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author | Vachon, Madhura S. Demmer, Ryan T. Yendell, Stephanie Draeger, Kathryn J. Beebe, Timothy J. Hedberg, Craig W. |
author_facet | Vachon, Madhura S. Demmer, Ryan T. Yendell, Stephanie Draeger, Kathryn J. Beebe, Timothy J. Hedberg, Craig W. |
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description | Grocery workers were essential to the workforce and exempt from lockdown requirements as per Minnesota Executive Order 20–20. The risk of COVID-19 transmission in grocery settings is not well documented. This study aimed to determine which factors influenced seropositivity among grocery workers. We conducted a cross-sectional study of Minnesota grocery workers aged 18 and older using a convenience sample. Participants were recruited using a flyer disseminated electronically via e-mail, social media, and newspaper advertising. Participants were directed to an electronic survey and were asked to self-collect capillary blood for IgG antibody testing. Data were analyzed using logistic regression and adjusted for urbanicity, which confounded the relationship between number of job responsibilities in a store and seropositivity. Of 861 Minnesota grocery workers surveyed, 706 (82%) were tested as part of this study, of which 56 (7.9%) tested positive for IgG antibodies. Participants aged 65–74 years had the highest percent positivity. Having multiple job responsibilities in a store was significantly associated with seropositivity in our adjusted model (OR: 1.14 95% CI: 1.01–1.27). Workplace factors influenced seropositivity among Minnesota grocery workers. Future research will examine other potential factors (e.g., in-store preventive measures and access to PPE) that may contribute to increased seropositivity. |
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spelling | pubmed-89512752022-03-26 SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Survey in Grocery Store Workers—Minnesota, 2020–2021 Vachon, Madhura S. Demmer, Ryan T. Yendell, Stephanie Draeger, Kathryn J. Beebe, Timothy J. Hedberg, Craig W. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Grocery workers were essential to the workforce and exempt from lockdown requirements as per Minnesota Executive Order 20–20. The risk of COVID-19 transmission in grocery settings is not well documented. This study aimed to determine which factors influenced seropositivity among grocery workers. We conducted a cross-sectional study of Minnesota grocery workers aged 18 and older using a convenience sample. Participants were recruited using a flyer disseminated electronically via e-mail, social media, and newspaper advertising. Participants were directed to an electronic survey and were asked to self-collect capillary blood for IgG antibody testing. Data were analyzed using logistic regression and adjusted for urbanicity, which confounded the relationship between number of job responsibilities in a store and seropositivity. Of 861 Minnesota grocery workers surveyed, 706 (82%) were tested as part of this study, of which 56 (7.9%) tested positive for IgG antibodies. Participants aged 65–74 years had the highest percent positivity. Having multiple job responsibilities in a store was significantly associated with seropositivity in our adjusted model (OR: 1.14 95% CI: 1.01–1.27). Workplace factors influenced seropositivity among Minnesota grocery workers. Future research will examine other potential factors (e.g., in-store preventive measures and access to PPE) that may contribute to increased seropositivity. MDPI 2022-03-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8951275/ /pubmed/35329187 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063501 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Vachon, Madhura S. Demmer, Ryan T. Yendell, Stephanie Draeger, Kathryn J. Beebe, Timothy J. Hedberg, Craig W. SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Survey in Grocery Store Workers—Minnesota, 2020–2021 |
title | SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Survey in Grocery Store Workers—Minnesota, 2020–2021 |
title_full | SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Survey in Grocery Store Workers—Minnesota, 2020–2021 |
title_fullStr | SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Survey in Grocery Store Workers—Minnesota, 2020–2021 |
title_full_unstemmed | SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Survey in Grocery Store Workers—Minnesota, 2020–2021 |
title_short | SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Survey in Grocery Store Workers—Minnesota, 2020–2021 |
title_sort | sars-cov-2 seroprevalence survey in grocery store workers—minnesota, 2020–2021 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8951275/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329187 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063501 |
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