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- Title
Factors associated with the SARS-CoV-2 infection among health professionals from university hospitals.
- Authors
Boeira da Cunha, Quézia; de Oliveira Freitas, Etiane; Dal Pai, Daiane; Guedes dos Santos, José Luís; Garcia Lourenção, Luciano; Marion da Silva, Rosângela; Bosi de Souza Magnago, Tânia Solange; D'Almeida Miranda, Fernanda Moura; Camponogara, Silviamar
- Abstract
Objective: to investigate factors associated with the SARS-CoV-2 infection among health professionals from university hospitals. Method: a multicenter, mixed approach study with concomitant incorporated strategy, carried out with 559 professionals in the quantitative stage, and 599 in the qualitative stage. Four data collection instruments were used, applied by means of an electronic form. The quantitative analysis was performed with descriptive and inferential statistics and the qualitative data were processed by means of content analysis. Results: the factors associated with the infection were as follows: performance of the RT-PCR test (p<0.001) and units offering care to COVID-19 patients (p=0.028). Having symptoms increased 5.63 times the prevalence of infection and adhering to social distancing most of the time in private life reduced it by 53.9%. The qualitative data evidenced difficulties faced by the professionals: scarcity and low quality of Personal Protective Equipment, work overload, physical distancing at work, inadequate processes and routines and lack of a mass screening and testing policy. Conclusion: the factors associated with the SARS-CoV-2 infection among health professionals were mostly related to occupational issues.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; RESEARCH; INFERENTIAL statistics; REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; STATISTICS; COVID-19; ACADEMIC medical centers; PROFESSIONS; SICK people; RESEARCH methodology; CROSS-sectional method; OCCUPATIONAL exposure; MEDICAL personnel; MEDICAL screening; MANN Whitney U Test; REGRESSION analysis; RISK assessment; INFECTION control; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; EMPLOYEES' workload; HOSPITAL nursing staff; SCALE analysis (Psychology); CHI-squared test; LEGAL compliance; PATIENT-professional relations; CONTENT analysis; PATIENT care; SOCIAL distancing; COVID-19 testing; PERSONAL protective equipment; PHYSICIANS; STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis software; COVID-19 pandemic; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE), 2023, Vol 31, p1
- ISSN
1518-8345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1518-8345.6482.3918