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- Title
Sars-Cov-2 Specific Antibody Detection in Health Care Workers in Tertiary Care Hospital.
- Authors
Anwar, Muhammad; Javed, Mirza Waseem; Parvez, Nadia; Latif, Majid; Rafiq, Muhammad Yasir
- Abstract
Objective: To estimate the sero-positivity of SARS-CoV-2 in health care workers based on specific antibodies in a tertiary care hospital. Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital Kohat Pakistan, Jun to Jul 2020. Methodology: 292 Health Care Workers from different departments were included by non-probability consecutive sampling. They were divided into three groups (High risk, Intermediate risk and low risk) according to the exposure risk to COVID-19 patients. In addition, serum samples for SARSCoV-2 specific quantitative antibodies were collected. The odds ratio for SARSCoV-2 Ab risk was calculated for different risk groups and male and female health care workers. Result: Out of 292 Health Care Workers, 243 (83.22) were male, and 49 (16.78) were female, with a mean age of 34.64±7.25 years. SARSCoV-2 specific Ab was detected in 43 (14.72) individuals. The risk of sero-positivity was higher in the high-risk group than the intermediate-risk group (Odds ratio 1.171 vs 0.878) and higher in the intermediate-risk group than the low-risk group (odds ratio 1.120 vs 0.747). The risk was also higher in females than in males (Odds ratio 1.676 vs 0.878). Conclusion: The sero-positivity of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare workers in tertiary care hospitals is high. The results indicate that we must improve our local hygiene and protective standards.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; MEDICAL personnel; TERTIARY care; HOSPITAL care; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19
- Publication
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022, Vol 72, Issue 4, p1194
- ISSN
0030-9648
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.51253/pafmj.v72i4.5313