Assessing the risk of COVID-19 in high-risk personnel of the police forces using rapid risk analysis technique

Q3 Medicine
M. Tajvar, Badrie Karami, Beheshte Ebrahimi
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Abstract

Background and Aim: Given the rapid spread of COVID-19 disease around the world, determining the risk of disease in the workplace is one of the essential factors to improve management of this infectious disease. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the risk of COVID-19 disease in high-risk personnel of the police forces using rapid risk analysis technique. Methods: This study was a descriptive, analytical, and cross-sectional study conducted in Winter 2021 in Tehran. Participants were 474 police officers randomly selected from three different sub-groups including»P« police,»R« police and»A« police (shown as and in Farsi manuscript, respectively). A rapid risk analysis technique was used to collect data. The data collection tool was a questionnaire based on the mentioned technique, which includes three components of disease probability, severity (consequence), and level of health belief. Adjustments and responses were scored based on the Likert scale. Then, the scores obtained from estimating the three components were multiplied and the result represented the final risk index for COVID-19. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 24 and using the mentioned technique. In this study, Analysis of Variance and Bonferroni post hoc test with a significance level of 0.05 was used. Results: The risk index score of more than 95% of»P« police officers and more than 88% of»R« police officers and more than 93% of»A« police officers were above 40(unacceptable). The minimum (4.86) and maximum (890.62) risk index was related to»R« police. Based on univariate analysis of variance, there was no significant difference between the risk of COVID-19 disease in the three occupational groups (F=0.13 and p-value=0.87). Comparing the level of three components effective in estimating the risk index, there was no significant difference between the components of the level of disease probability and level of health belief in the three occupational groups, however, there was a significant difference in the level of severity (consequence) component of all three groups. In addition, 47.2%»P« police, 45.7%»R« police, and 35.5%»A« police group were suspected to be sick. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, all three occupational groups were at risk for COVID-19 disease. Therefore, in order to control the COVID-19 epidemic, employers must implement infection control strategies based on accurate and technical assessment of the risk of disease in order to prevent the occurrence of disease and consequently reduce lost working days by performing appropriate, timely, and low-cost control activities. © 2021 Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
运用快速风险分析技术评估公安部队高危人员新冠肺炎风险
背景与目的:鉴于COVID-19疾病在全球范围内的快速传播,确定工作场所的疾病风险是改善这种传染病管理的关键因素之一。因此,本研究采用快速风险分析技术对公安部队高危人员进行新冠肺炎风险评估。方法:本研究是一项描述性、分析性和横断面研究,于2021年冬季在德黑兰进行。参与者是474名警察,随机从三个不同的小组中选择,包括“P”警察,“R”警察和“A”警察(分别在波斯语手稿中显示为和)。采用快速风险分析技术收集数据。数据收集工具是基于上述技术的问卷调查,其中包括疾病概率、严重程度(后果)和健康信念水平三个组成部分。根据李克特量表对调整和反应进行评分。然后,将三个分量的估计值相乘,结果即为最终的COVID-19风险指数。采用SPSS软件24版,采用上述方法对数据进行分析。本研究采用方差分析和Bonferroni事后检验,显著性水平为0.05。结果:95%以上的“P”级警务人员、88%以上的“R”级警务人员和93%以上的“A”级警务人员的风险指数得分在40分以上(不可接受)。最小(4.86)和最大(890.62)风险指数与“R”警察有关。单因素方差分析显示,3个职业组发生COVID-19疾病的风险差异无统计学意义(F=0.13, p值=0.87)。比较三种职业群体的患病概率水平和健康信念水平的有效成分水平,三种职业群体的疾病概率水平和健康信念水平的有效成分水平之间没有显著差异,但三种职业群体的严重程度(后果)成分水平之间存在显著差异。此外,47.2%的“P”警察、45.7%的“R”警察和35.5%的“A”警察被怀疑患病。结论:根据本研究结果,三个职业群体都存在COVID-19疾病的风险。因此,为了控制COVID-19疫情,雇主必须在对疾病风险进行准确和技术评估的基础上实施感染控制策略,通过适当、及时和低成本的控制活动,防止疾病的发生,从而减少工作日的损失。©2021巴基亚塔拉医学科学大学。版权所有。
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Journal of Military Medicine
Journal of Military Medicine Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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期刊介绍: Journal of Military Medicine is a Bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research and developments in the field of health and medicine in military and crisis settings. The journal was established in 1999. It publishes original research reports, editorials, letters to the editor, and reviews.
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