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Understanding the frequency and characteristics of health care personnel (HCP) who report presenteeism while ill with COVID-19 may help mitigate SARS-CoV-2 spread in hospitals and other health care institutions.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objectives<\/jats:title>\n To determine the frequency of presenteeism among HCP with symptomatic COVID-19, and to evaluate the demographic, occupational, and clinical factors associated with it.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n This is an observational cohort study that uses data from the Preventing Emerging Infections Through Vaccine Effectiveness Testing (PREVENT) project: a test-negative, case-control vaccine effectiveness study that enrolled HCP who had COVID-19 symptoms at 24 academic medical centers from December 2020 through April 2024.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposure<\/jats:title>\n Exposures include demographic, occupational, and clinical characteristics of participants.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n Having confirmed symptomatic COVID-19 infection and reporting presenteeism; overall frequency of presenteeism through the study period and the association of the exposure characteristics with presenteeism, adjusting for confounders using 3 multivariable models. 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