Table 5.
Front-line health-care workers and risk of testing positive for COVID-19, by site of care delivery (prespecified secondary analysis)
| Event/person-days | Incidence (30-day) | Age-adjusted hazard ratio (95% CI) | Multivariate-adjusted hazard ratio (95% CI) | Health-care workers reporting reuse of PPE | Health-care workers reporting inadequate PPE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General community | 3623/32 980 571 | 0·33% | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | .. | .. | |
| Front-line health-care worker | |||||||
| Inpatient | 564/184 293 | 9·18% | 23·58 (21·20–26·25) | 24·30 (21·83–27·06) | 23·7% | 11·9% | |
| Nursing homes | 118/52 901 | 6·69% | 16·48 (13·60–19·97) | 16·24 (13·39–19·70) | 15·4% | 16·9% | |
| Outpatient hospital clinics | 51/45 217 | 3·38% | 10·75 (8·10–14·27) | 11·21 (8·44–14·89) | 16·3% | 12·2% | |
| Home health sites | 36/38 642 | 2·79% | 7·79 (5·58–10·87) | 7·86 (5·63–10·98) | 14·7% | 15·9% | |
| Ambulatory clinics | 44/66 408 | 1·99% | 6·64 (4·90–9·01) | 6·94 (5·12–9·41) | 19·3% | 11·8% | |
| Other | 73/64 310 | 3·41% | 9·42 (7·42–11·96) | 9·52 (7·49–12·08) | 12·0% | 13·8% | |
Model was stratified by 5-year age group, calendar date at study entry, and country and adjusted for sex (male or female), history of diabetes (yes or no), heart disease (yes or no), lung disease (yes or no), kidney disease (yes or no), current smoking (yes or no), and body-mass index (17·0–19·9 kg/m2, 20·0–24·9 kg/m2, 25·0–29·9 kg/m2, and ≥30·0 kg/m2). Ambulatory clinics include free-standing (non-hospital) primary care or specialty clinics and school-based clinics. PPE=personal protective equipment.