Open AccessHOUSEHOLD SECONDARY ATTACK RATE OF COVID-19 AND ITS ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN WESTERN UTTAR PRADESH: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Author(s) -
Harivansh Chopra,
Tanveer Bano,
Gargi Pandey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/ijsr/0802811
Subject(s) - overcrowding , uttar pradesh , cross sectional study , pandemic , covid-19 , medicine , environmental health , demography , coronavirus , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , socioeconomics , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth
Coronavirus disease was declared pandemic by World health organization in March 2020. Since then many prediction based on scientific models regarding its transmission were done. This cross sectional study was done on household contacts of 100 COVID-19 recovered and discharged cases. Secondary attack rate among family members was found out to be 27.41%. A significant association was found in occurrence of secondary cases in relation to joint family, overcrowding, non use of facemask and infrequent hand washing