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ArticleJournal of global health2022

Sero-prevalence and risk factors for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 infection in women and children in a rural district of Bangladesh: A cohort study.

Rasheda Khanam, Shafiqul Islam, Sayedur Rahman, Salahuddin Ahmed, Ashraful Islam, Tarik Hasan, Emran Hasan, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Arunangshu Dutta Roy, Iffat Ara Jaben and 10 more

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20 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.

Rasheda Khanam *Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Shafiqul Islam *Projahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sayedur RahmanProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Salahuddin AhmedProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Ashraful IslamProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Tarik HasanProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Emran HasanProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Nabidul Haque ChowdhuryProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Arunangshu Dutta RoyProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Iffat Ara JabenProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Asim A NehalProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sachiyo YoshidaDepartment for Maternal, Child, Adolescents and Ageing Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Alexander A ManuDepartment of Epidemiology and Disease Control, University of Ghana School of Public Health, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Rubhana RaqibInternational Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Eric D McCollumGlobal Program for Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Eudowood Division of Paediatric Respiratory Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Mohammod ShahidullahBangabandhu Shaikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Fyezah Jehan
Sunil SazawalPublic Health Laboratory-IDC, Chake Chake, Pemba, Tanzania.
Rajiv BahlDepartment for Maternal, Child, Adolescents and Ageing Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Abdullah H BaquiDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Biomedical Research Foundation · BDJohns Hopkins University · USWorld Health Organization · CHAga Khan University · PKBangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University · BDInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research · BDPublic Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri · TZUniversity of Ghana · GH

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Abstract

Background: Bangladesh reported its first COVID-19 case on March 8, 2020. Despite lockdowns and promoting behavioural interventions, as of December 31, 2021, Bangladesh reported 1.5 million confirmed cases and 27 904 COVID-19-related deaths. To understand the course of the pandemic and identify risk factors for SARs-Cov-2 infection, we conducted a cohort study from November 2020 to December 2021 in rural Bangladesh. Methods: After obtaining informed consent and collecting baseline data on COVID-19 knowledge, comorbidities, socioeconomic status, and lifestyle, we collected data on COVID-like illness and care-seeking weekly for 54 weeks for women (n = 2683) and their children (n = 2433). Between March and July 2021, we tested all participants for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies using ROCHE's Elecsys® test kit. We calculated seropositivity rates and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) separately for women and children. In addition, we calculated unadjusted and adjusted relative risk (RR) and 95% CI of seropositivity for different age and risk groups using log-binomial regression models. Results: Overall, about one-third of women (35.8%, 95% CI = 33.7-37.9) and one-fifth of children (21.3%, 95% CI = 19.2-23.6) were seropositive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. The seroprevalence rate doubled for women and tripled for children between March 2021 and July 2021. Compared to women and children with the highest household wealth (HHW) tertile, both women and children from poorer households had a lower risk of infection (RR, 95% CI for lowest HHW tertile women (0.83 (0.71-0.97)) and children (0.75 (0.57-0.98)). Most infections were asymptomatic or mild. In addition, the risk of infection among women was higher if she reported chewing tobacco (RR = 1.19,95% CI = 1.03-1.38) and if her husband had an occupation requiring him to work indoors (RR = 1.16,  95% CI = 1.02-1.32). The risk of infection was higher among children if paternal education was >5 years (RR = 1.37, 95% CI = 1.10-1.71) than in children with a paternal education of ≤5 years. Conclusions: We provided prospectively collected population-based data, which could contribute to designing feasible strategies against COVID-19 tailored to high-risk groups. The most feasible strategy may be promoting preventive care practices; however, collecting data on reported practices is inadequate. More in-depth understanding of the factors related to adoption and adherence to the practices is essential.

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COVID-19Antibodies, ViralBangladeshChildCohort StudiesCommunicable Disease ControlFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Seroepidemiologic StudiesAntibodies, Viral

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