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ArticleInfection2022

High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among high-density communities in Saudi Arabia.

Sami Almudarra, Shady Kamel, Eman Saleh, Rehab Alaswad, Amaal Alruwaily, Shaza Almowald, Ada Mohammed Alqunaibet, Abdullah Almudiaheem, Hind Almutlaq, Haleema Alserehi and 9 more

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Article in Infection, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Infection-Induced Immunity Is Associated With Protection Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection and Decreased Infectivity.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Sami AlmudarraPublic Health Agency, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shady KamelField Epidemiology Training Program, Public Health Agency, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Eman SalehDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Rehab AlaswadSaudi Center of Disease Prevention and Control, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Amaal AlruwailySaudi Center of Disease Prevention and Control, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shaza AlmowaldSaudi Center of Disease Prevention and Control, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ada Mohammed AlqunaibetSaudi Center of Disease Prevention and Control, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah AlmudiaheemSaudi Center of Disease Prevention and Control, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hind AlmutlaqSaudi Center of Disease Prevention and Control, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Haleema AlserehiSaudi Center of Disease Prevention and Control, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Safar AlmalkiMinistry of Health Laboratories, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohannad Abdulhafiz BahlaqPublic Health Deputy, Madinah Directorate of Health Affairs, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah Jaber AlsahafiPublic Health Deputy, Jeddah Directorate of Health Affairs, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Faisal AlsaifCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah T KhojahFaculty of Medicine, Al Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jaffar A Al-TawfiqInfectious Disease Unit, Specialty Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. jaffar.tawfiq@jhah.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5752-2235
Sari Ibrahim AsiriSaudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah AssiriPublic Health Agency, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hani JokhdarPublic Health Agency, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Center for Disease Prevention and Control · SAMinistry of Health · SAImam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University · SAJohns Hopkins University · USKing Saud University · SAMansoura University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection had been investigated utilizing serology. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis community-based sero-survey was carried out in the neighborhoods of three cities in Saudi Arabia.

resultsOf 5629 participants, 2766 (49.1%) were women; and 2148 (38.1%) were 18-34 years of age, and 3645 (64.7%) were from South East Asia. Positive serology was seen in 2825 (50.2% (95% CI: 48.8-51.5%) for SARS-CoV-2 anti-S1 IgG antibodies by ECLIA. Being in the age category of 18-34 years and being from Eastern Mediterranean Region (country A) were associated with higher COVID-19 seropositivity with estimated odds ratio of 1.3 [95% CI 1.1-1.8] and 2.5 [95% CI 1.1.5-4.2] respectively. Gender, social status, education, nationality, symptoms, presence of comorbidities and activity style were positively associated with increased seropositivity. Factors associated negatively with the rate of seropositivity were higher education and having outdoor activity with estimated OR of 0.92 [95% CI 0.46-0.95] and 0.59 [95% CI 0.47-0.74], respectively.

conclusionThe study showed high seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among high density population. Health education campaigns should target middle-aged, those with low education, those living in lower standards and indoor workers.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2AdolescentAdultAntibodies, ViralCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSaudi ArabiaSeroepidemiologic StudiesYoung AdultAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19High densitySARS-CoV-2Serology

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PMID34881415
PMCPMC8653801
OpenAlexW4200383081

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