Association of Shared Living Spaces and COVID-19 in University Students, Wisconsin, USA, 2020

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 27; no. 11; pp. 2882 - 2886
• Main Authors: Bigouette, John Paul, Ford, Laura, Segaloff, Hannah E., Langolf, Kimberly, Kahrs, Juliana, Zochert, Tara, Tate, Jacqueline E., Gieryn, Douglas, Kirking, Hannah L., Westergaard, Ryan P., Killerby, Marie E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Atlanta U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.11.2021; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Association of Shared Living Spaces and COVID-19 in University Students, Wisconsin, USA, 2020; College campuses; College students; Colleges & universities; coronavirus disease 2019; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease control; Disease prevention; Dispatch; Dormitories; Epidemics; Health aspects; Homes and haunts; respiratory infections; Risk factors; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Statistics; Student housing; Students; United States; University students; viruses; United States; United States > US; Wisconsin
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2711.211000

We describe characteristics associated with having coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among students residing on a university campus. Of 2,187 students, 528 (24.1%) received a COVID-19 diagnosis during fall semester 2020. Students sharing a bedroom or suite had approximately twice the odds of contracting COVID-19 as those living alone.