Table 3:
Variable | No. (%) of participants | p value | |
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SARS-CoV-2 serology positive n = 57* |
SARS-CoV-2 serology negative n = 1005* |
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Symptomatic contacts in the household | 7/53 (13.2) | 25/971 (2.6) | < 0.001 |
Provided direct care to patients with COVID-19 | 27 (47.4) | 412/995 (41.4) | 0.5 |
Unprotected occupational exposure to a patient with COVID-19† | 8/27 (29.6) | 33/411 (8.0) | < 0.001 |
Worked on a unit with a COVID-19 outbreak | 5 (8.8) | 115/996 (11.5) | 0.7 |
Contacted by public health to indicate exposure | 9 (15.8) | 54/985 (5.5) | 0.003 |
Known positive PCR test at baseline | 31 (54.4) | 9 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
Note: PCR = polymerase chain reaction.
The denominator of each outcome variable is the total in the column heading unless stated otherwise.
Only those health care workers who indicated they had direct patient contact were asked this question.