1. Portrait of COVID-19 Outbreaks in the Workplaces of the Monteregie Region.
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Bastien, Marc-Étienne, Guay, Maryse, Cambron-Goulet, Évelyne, Lajoie, Élisabeth, Berbiche, Djamal, and Kadaoui, Nabila
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EMPLOYEE psychology , *WORK environment , *IMMIGRANTS , *COVID-19 , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *CLIENT relations , *OCCUPATIONAL exposure , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *ECOLOGICAL research , *POPULATION geography , *RISK assessment , *INFECTION control , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *OCCUPATIONAL hazards , *RESEARCH funding , *METROPOLITAN areas , *ODDS ratio , *INDUSTRIAL hygiene , *TEMPORARY employment , *LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Our findings help identify workplaces that have higher risks of COVID-19 outbreaks, such as workplaces with high on-site worker counts, that employ temporary foreign workers, that employ staff who have contact with clients or that are localized in an urban setting. This information is instrumental in better addressing occupational hazards and risks. Objectives: The aims of the studies are to describe COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplaces of the Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada, and to evaluate potential risk factors for identifying at least one COVID-19 outbreak in these workplaces. Methods: An ecological retrospective cohort study was conducted using deidentified databases of COVID-19 outbreaks that occurred in workplaces from February 27, 2020, to June 30, 2021. Results: Among 30,489 workplaces studied, 897 workplaces with at least one COVID-19 outbreak were identified. These outbreaks were associated with a sizeable number of workers in the workplace (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 6.78; 95% CI: 5.43–8.47), the presence of temporary foreign workers (aOR = 2.26; 95% CI: 1.53–3.33), contacts with clients (aOR = 1.93; 95% CI: 1.68–2.21), and being localized in the Montreal Metropolitan Area (aOR = 1.26; 95% CI: 1.09–1.45). Conclusions: These results enable the identification of potential risk factors for COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces, with the aim of targeting workplaces where infection control and prevention measures might be enhanced or adapted to improve workers' health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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