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ArticleClinical and experimental pediatrics2023

Predicting COVID-19 transmission in a student population in Seoul, South Korea, 2020-2021.

Young Hwa Lee, Han Ho Kim, Young June Choe

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Article in Clinical and experimental pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Young Hwa LeeAllergy Immunology Center, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
Han Ho KimKorea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Young June ChoeKorea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Korea University · KRKorea University Medical Center · KR

Funding

Korean Pediatric SocietyKorea University Anam Hospital O2207701
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission depends on factors such as demography, comorbidity, and patterns of daily activity, a better understanding of the societal factors of the infection among students would be useful in planning prevention strategies. However, no studies to date have focused on societal factors associated with COVID-19 transmission among students. PURPOSE: This study aimed to characterize the factors of a student population associated with COVID-19 transmission in the metropolitan city of Seoul, South Korea.

methodsWe analyzed the epidemiological data for laboratory-confirmed (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) COVID-19 cases collected by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and Ministry of Education from January 2020 to October 2021. We calculated the global Moran's index, local Moran's index, and Getis-Ord's index. A spatial regression analysis was performed to identify sociodemographic predictors of COVID-19 at the district level.

resultsThe global spatial correlation estimated by Moran's index was 0.082 for the community population and 0.064 for the student population. The attack rate of adults aged 30- 59 years (P=0.049) was associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 attack rates in students, whereas the number of students per primary- (P=0.003) and middle- (P=0.030) school class was inversely associated with risk of COVID-19 attack among students.

conclusionWe found that COVID-19 transmission was more attributable to the community-level burden in students than adults. We recommend that public health initiatives target initiatives that protect students from COVID-19 when the community carries a high burden of infection.

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CoronavirusCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2SchoolsStudents

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PMID36550774
PMCPMC10080384
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