Characteristic of Healthcare Workers Infected with COVID-19, a Cross-Sectional Observational Study

ABSTRACT: Highlights • 4.3% of our hospital HCWs were infected with COVID 19 during the study period.• There was no significant difference between hospital and community acquisition of the infection with age, nationality, or presence of co-morbidities.• There was a significant difference between hospital and community-acquired concerning HCWs categories, gender and being at risk of exposure to COVID-19 in the hospital.• 78% of the infected HCWs had no chronic diseases and all had an uneventful recovery. Introduction Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) is a new emerging infectious disease that was first identified in China, in December 2020 which is caused by SARS-CoV-2. This study describes the characteristics healthcare workers (HCWs) who tested positive for COVID-19 in a tertiary care hospital in Oman. Method a cross-sectional descriptive analysis of COVID-19 infected HCWs. Results During the study period, 204 HCWs were tested positive for COVID-19 by rRT-PCR test with a test positivity rate of 21.2% and the percentage of infected hospital staff was 4.3%. The mean age was 36 years, 2.2% of the male staff were infected while 9.3% of the female staff got infected. Among the clinicians, 4.7% were infected and among the nurses, 4.1% were infected. 61.3% (125) of infection were community acquired followed by hospital acquisition 25.5% (52) and no source was identified in 13.2% (27). There was a significant difference between hospital acquired and community acquired COVID-19 infection between different HCWs categories (p?

SUBMITTER: AL Maskari Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7543901 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature