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Volume 27, Number 11—November 2021
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Association of Shared Living Spaces and COVID-19 in University Students, Wisconsin, USA, 2020

John Paul BigouetteComments to Author , Laura Ford, Hannah E. Segaloff, Kimberly Langolf, Juliana Kahrs, Tara Zochert, Jacqueline E. Tate, Douglas Gieryn, Hannah L. Kirking, Ryan P. Westergaard, and Marie E. Killerby
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J.P. Bigouette, L. Ford, H.E. Segaloff, J.E. Tate, H.L. Kirking, M.E. Killerby); Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (H.E. Segaloff, R.P. Westergaard); University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA (K. Langolf, J. Kahrs, T. Zochert); Winnebago County Health Department, Oshkosh (D. Gieryn)

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Associations between shared living spaces and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a university (N = 2,187), Wisconsin, USA, September 2–December 19, 2020. Black boxes indicate odds ratios; gray bars indicate 95% CIs. Models were adjusted for age, sex, race, ethnicity, dormitories, and floor level occupancy (%). Shared living space was defined as one in which >2 students share either a bedroom or suite. Dorms A, B, F, and G housed first-year students. Dorm E was selected as the reference group because it had the lowest semester COVID-19 positivity among on-campus residents. Dorm D is composed of suites of 4 single-occupancy or 2 double-occupancy bedrooms with a shared bathroom, common area, and kitchen. aOR, adjusted odds ratio; OR, odds ratio.

Figure 2. Associations between shared living spaces and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a university (N = 2,187), Wisconsin, USA, September 2–December 19, 2020. Black boxes indicate odds ratios; gray bars indicate 95% CIs. Models were adjusted for age, sex, race, ethnicity, dormitories, and floor level occupancy (%). Shared living space was defined as one in which >2 students share either a bedroom or suite. Dorms A, B, F, and G housed first-year students. Dorm E was selected as the reference group because it had the lowest semester COVID-19 positivity among on-campus residents. Dorm D is composed of suites of 4 single-occupancy or 2 double-occupancy bedrooms with a shared bathroom, common area, and kitchen. aOR, adjusted odds ratio; OR, odds ratio.

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