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Seropositivity and risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in a South Asian community in Ontario: a cross-sectional analysis of a prospective cohort study

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Asian community in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) was identified as having risk factors for exposure and specific barriers to accessing testing and reliable health information, rendering them particularly vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection. We sought to investigate the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection among South Asian people in the GTA, and to characterize the demographic characteristics, …

Authors

Anand SS; Arnold C; Bangdiwala SI; Bolotin S; Bowdish D; Chanchlani R; de Souza RJ; Desai D; Kandasamy S; Khan F

Journal

CMAJ Open, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. e599–e609

Publisher

Joule

Publication Date

July 2022

DOI

10.9778/cmajo.20220031

ISSN

2291-0026