Assessing COVID-19 outcomes among healthcare workers: a retrospective study.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q4 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Pub Date : 2024-09-30 DOI:10.3855/jidc.18846

Nawfal R Hussein, Ronahi Y Ibrahim, Shameran S Daniel, Majeed H Mustafa, Salar N Jakhsi, Shilan Mt Husamaldeen, Khalid H Haleem, Ibrahim A Naqid, Zana Sm Saleem, Ahmed S Mahdi, Nashwan Mr Ibrahim, Ameen M Mohammad, Avan S Saleh, Rasheed M Ameen, Dildar H Musa, Rojan S Saleh, Selah S Haji

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Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this research was to investigate the outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in healthcare workers, assess the incidence of infection among them, and identify factors linked to the severity of the disease.

Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted retrospectively in Duhok city, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, from September 2021 to January 2023.

Results: The study included 1,958 participants, of whom 1,338 (68.33%) contracted the infection. Among them, 830 (62.03%) and 372 (27.81%) patients experienced mild and moderate infections, respectively, while 136 (10.1%) had severe infections. The results indicated that several factors, including maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding obesity, having a chronic condition, working consecutive hours, and being in an overwhelmed work environment were significantly associated with a higher severity of infection (p < 0.05). However, factors such as smoking habits, adherence to preventive health guidelines, direct exposure to COVID-19 patients, work days and patterns, family members with COVID-19, and hand/glove sterilization did not appear to have a significant effect on the severity of infection (p > 0.05).

Conclusions: These findings may offer valuable insights for clinicians and public health officials, and aid in the development of effective strategies to manage COVID-19 patients based on their risk factors for infection severity.

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评估医护人员的 COVID-19 结果：一项回顾性研究。

导言：本研究旨在调查医护人员感染冠状病毒病2019（COVID-19）的结果，评估他们的感染率，并确定与疾病严重程度相关的因素：这项横断面研究于 2021 年 9 月至 2023 年 1 月在伊拉克库尔德斯坦地区杜胡克市进行：研究包括 1 958 名参与者，其中 1 338 人（68.33%）受到感染。其中，830 名（62.03%）和 372 名（27.81%）患者分别出现轻度和中度感染，136 名（10.1%）患者出现重度感染。研究结果表明，保持健康的生活方式、避免肥胖、患有慢性疾病、连续工作时间、工作环境不堪重负等因素与较高的感染严重程度显著相关（P < 0.05）。然而，吸烟习惯、遵守预防性健康指南、直接接触 COVID-19 患者、工作日和工作模式、家庭成员感染 COVID-19 以及手/手套消毒等因素似乎对感染严重程度没有显著影响（P > 0.05）：这些发现可为临床医生和公共卫生官员提供有价值的见解，并有助于根据 COVID-19 患者感染严重程度的风险因素制定有效的管理策略。

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries INFECTIOUS DISEASES-

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

5.30%

发文量

239

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (JIDC) is an international journal, intended for the publication of scientific articles from Developing Countries by scientists from Developing Countries. JIDC is an independent, on-line publication with an international editorial board. JIDC is open access with no cost to view or download articles and reasonable cost for publication of research artcles, making JIDC easily availiable to scientists from resource restricted regions.