Assessment of sociodemographic factors associated with time to self-reported COVID-19 infection among a large multi-center prospective cohort population in the southeastern United States.
Andrew J BeronJoshua O YukichAndrea A BerryAdolfo CorreaJoseph KeatingMatthew BottThomas F WierzbaWilliam S WeintraubDeAnna J Friedman-KlabanoffMorgana Mongraw-ChaffinMichael A GibbsYhenneko J TaylorPatricia J KissingerDevin V HayesJohn S SchieffelinBrian K BurkeRichard A OberhelmanPublished in: PloS one (2024)
We identified subgroups within healthcare network populations defined by age, occupational exposure, and rural location reporting higher than average rates of COVID-19 infection for our surveillance population. These subgroups should be monitored closely in future epidemics of respiratory viral diseases.