Healthcare Workers Exposure Risk Assessment: A Survey among Frontline Workers in Designated COVID-19 Treatment Centers in Ghana.
J Prim Care Community Health
; 11: 2150132720969483, 2020.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-937036
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are faced with an elevated risk of exposure to SARS-COV-2 due to the clinical procedures they perform on COVID-19 patients. However, data for frontline HCWs level of exposure and risk of COVID-19 virus infection are limited.OBJECTIVE:
We investigated the level of exposure and risk of COVID-19 virus infection among HCWs in COVID-19 treatment centers in Ghana.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was utilized in this study and HCWs were invited by convenience to participate in the study, 408 HCWs in 4 COVID-19 treatment centers participated in the study. Adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC) measures were used to categorized HCWs as low or high risk of COVID-19 virus infection. The WHO COVID-19 risk assessment tool was used to collect quantitative data from the study participants.RESULTS:
There was a high (N = 328, 80.4%) level of occupational exposure to the COVID-19 virus. However, only 14.0% of the exposed HCWs were at high risk of COVID-19 virus infection. Healthcare workers who performed or were present during any aerosol-generating procedures (AGP) were 23.8 times more likely to be exposed compared to HCWs who did not perform or were absent during any AGP (AOR 23.83; 95% CI 18.45, 39.20). High risk of COVID-19 virus infection was less likely among registered nurses (AOR = 0.09; 95% CI 0.02, 0.60), HCWs who performed or were present during any AGP (AOR = 0.05; 95% CI 0.01, 0.50) and HCWs with a master's degree qualification (AOR 0.06; 95% CI 0.01, 0.63).CONCLUSION:
Despite the high level of exposure to the COVID-19 virus among HCWs in the treatment centers, only 14.0% were at high risk of COVID-19 virus infection. To protect this group of HCWs, treatment centers and HCWs should continue to adhere to WHO and national IPC protocols in managing of COVID-19 cases.Palabras clave
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía Viral
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Personal de Salud
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Medición de Riesgo
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Ensayo controlado aleatorizado
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Middle aged
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Embarazo
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Young_adult
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J Prim Care Community Health
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
2150132720969483
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