Assessment of COVID-19 Contact Healthcare Workers at Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital
| dc.contributor.author | Dündar, PE | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sen Gündogan, NE | |
| dc.contributor.author | Erten, H | |
| dc.contributor.author | Deniz, G | |
| dc.contributor.author | Özkaya, Y | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-18T11:46:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-18T11:46:49Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: In the COVID-19 pandemic process, the health of healthcare workers with a high risk of infection is critical. Many health- care workers have become infected while serving COVID-19 patients, and they have also been and are still exposed to the disease agent at hospital, household or community-based. The aim of this study was to determine the risk status of healthcare workers in contact with COVID-19 patients working at Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital, and to reveal COVID-19 surveillance and related results. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was based on examining the data of healthcare workers (HW) that came in contact with the disease between 1 April and 31 December 2020 to the COVID-19 Surveillance Unit (SU), which was established by Manisa Celal Bayar University Public Health Department during the pandemic process. Results: Among the in-contact health workers; 65.7% were females, 42.5% were nurses and 26.0% were physicians. 23.8% of the contacts were high, 42.9% medium and 33.3% low risk. High risk contact percanteges were statistically higher in the emergency unit personal, laboratory workers and household/community based contacts (p= 0.000). PCR positivity rate was 10.1% in high risk con- tact and 3.6% in medium risk contact (p= 0.000). During the research period, the rate of COVID-19 positivity in healthcare workers at Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital was determined as 21.9% (n= 374). In the study, 24.9% of COVID-19 positive healthcare workers were physicians and 29.0 % were nurses. Conclusion: 23.8% of HCW were evaluated as high risk contact and 21.9% of the group tested positive. High risk contact percanteges were statistically higher in the emergency unit personal, laboratory workers and household/community based contacts. Protecting healthcare workers from infection in the fight against pandemics and performing contact follow-ups are also vital for continuity of service. | |
| dc.identifier.other | 1300-932X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/3052 | |
| dc.language.iso | Turkish | |
| dc.publisher | BILIMSEL TIP YAYINEVI | |
| dc.title | Assessment of COVID-19 Contact Healthcare Workers at Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital | |
| dc.type | Article |