prevalence and risk factors of covid-19 in the upper silesian agglomeration

Conditions: Covid19; Respiratory Tract Infections; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Corona Virus Infection; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Disease; Respiratory Tract Disease

Summary: project is designed as a comprehensive population-based epidemiological study in upper-silesian conurbation (poland) aiming at: 1. analysis of available data on incidence and mortality due to covid-19 and 2. estimation of the occurrence of viral infection sars-cov-2 as revealed by the results of serological test (elisa: igm, igg), with assessment of risk factors. the project's objectives are: to assess incidence and mortality due covid-19 according to sex, age and coexisting diseases; to determine the level of potential "underdiagnosis" of the magnitude of covid-19 mortality using vital statistics data for upper-silesian conurbation; to assess the prevalence of sars-cov-2 based on the level of seropositivity in upper-silesian conurbation; to identify host-related and environmental risk factors if the infection. analysis of existing data will include monthly records on incidence and mortality over the period 01.01.2020-31.12.2020 and comparison of the findings with the monthly records of 2018 and 2019, for the same population. cross-sectional epidemiological study will be located in three towne (katowice, sosnowiec, gliwice). in each town a representative age-stratified sample of 2000 subjects will undergo questionnaire assessment and serological examination performed by serological test. the project corresponds with analogous population-based studies on covid-19 in a number of countries and responds to the who recommendation in that field.

project is designed as a comprehensive population-based epidemiological study in upper-silesian conurbation (poland) aiming at: 1. analysis of available data on incidence and mortality due to covid-19 and 2. estimation of the occurrence of viral infection sars-cov-2 as revealed by the results of serological test (elisa: igm, igg), with assessment of risk factors. the project's objectives are: to assess incidence and mortality due covid-19 according to sex, age and coexisting diseases; to determine the level of potential "underdiagnosis" of the magnitude of covid-19 mortality using vital statistics data for upper-silesian conurbation; to assess the prevalence of sars-cov-2 based on the level of seropositivity in upper-silesian conurbation; to identify host-related and environmental risk factors if the infection. analysis of existing data will include monthly records on incidence and mortality over the period 01.01.2020-31.12.2020 and comparison of the findings with the monthly records of 2018 and 2019, for the same population. cross-sectional epidemiological study will be located in three towne (katowice, sosnowiec, gliwice). in each town a representative age-stratified sample of 2000 subjects will undergo questionnaire assessment and serological examination performed by serological test. the project corresponds with analogous population-based studies on covid-19 in a number of countries and responds to the who recommendation in that field.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: citizens of one of three towns (katowice, sosnowiec, gliwice) with no age limits exclusion criteria: person who is not able to contact laboratory and obtain blood sample. -

Keywords: covid19 risk factors prevalence mortality anti-sars-cov-2 antibodies