Social Distancing, Mask Use, and Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, Brazil, April-June 2020

We assessed the associations of social distancing and mask use with symptomatic, laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in Porto Alegre, Brazil. We conducted a population-based case-control study during April-June 2020. Municipal authorities furnished case-patients, and controls were taken from representative household surveys. In adjusted logistic regression analyses of 271 case-patients and 1,396 controls, those reporting moderate to greatest adherence to social distancing had 59% (odds ratio [OR] 0.41, 95% CI 0.24-0.70) to 75% (OR 0.25, 95% CI 0.15-0.42) lower odds of infection. Lesser out-of-household exposure (vs. going out every day all day) reduced odds from 52% (OR 0.48, 95% CI 0.29-0.77) to 75% (OR 0.25, 95% CI 0.18-0.36). Mask use reduced odds of infection by 87% (OR 0.13, 95% CI 0.04-0.36). In conclusion, social distancing and mask use while outside the house provided major protection against symptomatic infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 27(2021), 8 vom: 03. Aug., Seite 2135-2143

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gonçalves, Marcelo Rodrigues [VerfasserIn]
Dos Reis, Rodrigo Citton Padilha [VerfasserIn]
Tólio, Rodrigo Pedroso [VerfasserIn]
Pellanda, Lucia Campos [VerfasserIn]
Schmidt, Maria Inês [VerfasserIn]
Katz, Natan [VerfasserIn]
Mengue, Sotero Serrate [VerfasserIn]
Hallal, Pedro C [VerfasserIn]
Horta, Bernardo L [VerfasserIn]
Silveira, Mariangela Freitas [VerfasserIn]
Umpierre, Roberto Nunes [VerfasserIn]
Bastos-Molina, Cynthia Goulart [VerfasserIn]
Souza da Silva, Rodolfo [VerfasserIn]
Duncan, Bruce B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Communicable disease control
Coronavirus disease
Journal Article
Masks
Pandemics
Respiratory infections
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Social distance
Social isolation
Viruses
Zoonoses

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Date Completed 23.07.2021

Date Revised 07.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2708.204757

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326353704