Covid-19 Post-Exposure Evaluation (Cope) Study

Assessing the Role of Socio-Economic Factors in Household Sars-CoV-2 Transmission within Campania Region (Southern Italy)

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ID15475258
AuthorsIvan Gentile (0000-0002-5199-8451, University of Naples Federico II), Martina Iorio (0000-0003-1686-3508, Roma Tre University), Emanuela Zappulo (0000-0002-7660-7939, University of Naples Federico II), Riccardo Scotto (0000-0002-0178-2986, University of Naples Federico II), Alberto Enrico Maraolo (0000-0002-7218-7762, Ospedale D. Cotugno), Antonio Riccardo Buonomo (0000-0002-4378-8366, University of Naples Federico II), Biagio Pinchera (0000-0002-8685-5434, University of Naples Federico II), Giuseppina Muto (University of Naples Federico II), Carmela Iervolino (University of Naples Federico II), Riccardo Villari (University of Naples Federico II), Nicola Schiano Moriello (0000-0001-8474-4776, Ospedale D. Cotugno), Maria Michela Scirocco (University of Naples Federico II), Maria Triassi (0000-0002-9420-9571, University of Naples Federico II), Mariano Paternoster (0000-0002-3063-9839, University of Naples Federico II), Vincenzo Russo (0000-0003-3393-9535, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"), Giulio Viceconte (0000-0003-3989-2520, University of Naples Federico II, corresponding author), Federico II COVID-Team
Year2022
Volume19
Issue16
Pages10262-10262
Publication date2022-08-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph191610262
PMID36011895
OpenAlexW4292248120
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

Campania is the sixth poorest region of Italy, and it is the region with the highest income inequality. The secondary attack rates of SARS-CoV-2 among households are found to be substantially heterogeneous among published studies and are influenced by socio-economic factors. We conducted a retrospective study to describe the role of socio-economic factors in the household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among patients living in Campania Region and referring to "Federico II" Hospital. We interviewed 413 subjects followed-up for COVID-19 between the 8 March 2020 and the 24 May 2021 with the aim to collect demographic, clinical, economic, and social data regarding their household and the index cases. The variables associated with SARS-CoV-2 attack rate higher than 50% among households were higher age ( p = 0.023) and higher Charlson Comorbidity Index of the index case ( p = 0.023) and, for household characteristics, higher number of families per house ( p = 0.02), location of the houses in Naples' suburbs (Chi 2 = 5.3, p = 0.02) and in Caserta City area (Chi 2 = 4, p = 0.04), and renting the house compared to owning it (Chi 2 = 5.83, p = 0.01). This study confirms the finding described by other authors that household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is correlated with the income inequality of the analyzed geographical area as well as with the indicators of health and economic wealth of the families, and this correlation also applies to the Campania Region

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Ecological study · Economics · Geography · Household income · Index (typography · Inequality · Political science · Population · Renting · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Transmission (telecommunications · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Demography · Medicine

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