Factors Associated With Nosocomial COVID-19 Infection Among Health Care Workers in an Urban-Setting Malaysia Hospital.
| Autor: | Yap, Jun Fai, Ng, Rui Jie, Chin, Si Ming, Mohammed Abu Bakar, Rafidah, Nik Jaafar, Nik Zulhakim, Mohamad Razali, Siti Zuhairah, Ahmad, Siti Nadhila, Ng, Chiu Wan, Ahmad Zaki, Rafdzah, Syed Omar, Sharifah Faridah, Kamarulzaman, Adeeba, Hasnan, Nazirah, Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela Sri La Sri, Cheng Lim, Yin, Hoe, Victor Chee Wai |
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COVID-19
CONFIDENCE intervals SICK people CROSS-sectional method AGE distribution COVID-19 vaccines CROSS infection MEDICAL personnel URBAN hospitals RISK assessment SEX distribution INFECTIOUS disease transmission DESCRIPTIVE statistics VACCINATION status LOGISTIC regression analysis ODDS ratio DISEASE risk factors |
| Zdroj: | Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health; Mar2023, Vol. 35 Issue 2/3, p162-167, 6p |
| Abstrakt: | This single-center study aimed to explore the factors associated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission in a hospital. All laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases among health care workers (HCWs) in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia were analyzed cross-sectionally from January 25, 2020, to September 10, 2021. A total of 897 HCWs in the hospital had laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection during the study period. Around 37.4% of HCWs were suspected to acquire COVID-19 infection from the hospital workplace. Factors associated with lower odds of workplace COVID-19 transmission were being females, ≥30 years old, fully vaccinated, and working as clinical support staff. Involvement in COVID-19 patient care was significantly associated with higher odds (adjusted odds ratio = 3.53) of workplace COVID-19 transmission as compared with non-workplace transmission. Most HCWs in the tertiary hospital acquired COVID-19 infection from non-workplace settings. During a pandemic, it is important to communicate with HCWs about the risk of both workplace and non-workplace COVID-19 transmission and to implement measures to reduce both workplace and non-workplace COVID-19 transmission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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