Assessment of the Pattern and Risk Factors for COVID-19 among Infected Healthcare Workers

Document Type : Original Article

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Chest Disease and Tuberculosis Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.

10.21608/jcmrp.2024.281516.1044

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Abstract:
Background: Treating COVID-19-infected individuals is the primary responsibility of healthcare workers (HCWs). Initial data revealed a rising rate of COVID-19 infection among HCWs.
The study aims to determine the risk factors for COVID-19 infection and analyze the disease pattern among HCWs at Assiut University hospitals. The current study was conducted.
Patients and Methods: This study was carried out in Assiut University Hospitals. After obtaining ethical committee approval, HCWs who were proven infected with the COVID-19 virus based on positive PCR testing. All participants were asked to fill out the study questionnaire.
Results: This questionnaire-based study included 165 participants (119 females and 46 males) with a mean age of 29.22 ± 4.75 years. Seventy-one cases (43.0%) received a special training course for infection control, and personal protective equipment(PPE) was fully used at work, which was reported by only 47 participants (28.5%), while 118 cases (71.5%) used personal protective equipment (PPE) at work partially. One hundred eighteen cases (71.5%) reused the PPE equipment. Concerning hospital admission, the studied participants were divided into two groups; 42.4% required hospitalization, while 57.6% were treated at home.
Conclusion: Vaccination against COVID-19 infection was the only significant protective factor against the need for hospitalization (P value=0.002). Females were more likely to cope with the disease faster and recover quicker without residual symptoms than males.
 

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