General Directorate of Infection Prevention and Control (GDIPC), Ministry of Health (MOH), PO Box: 11176, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
General Directorate of Infection Prevention and Control (GDIPC), Ministry of Health (MOH), PO Box: 11176, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Infect Public Health. 2021 Sep;14(9):1174-1178. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.08.005. Epub 2021 Aug 8.
Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly infectious serious acute respiratory syndrome that has emerged in Wuhan, China, and has spread rapidly throughout the world including Saudi Arabia. An important source of infection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is healthcare-associated infection (HAI). Healthcare workers (HCWs) have a greater risk of acquiring COVID-19 infection than the general population. Globally, thousands of HCWs have lost their lives due to COVID-19 infection.
Identify Incidence Rate and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 infection among health workers in Saudi Arabia.
A retrospective cohort study carried from March to November 2020. HCWs selected by a Complete Enumeration Survey method. Data analyzed in frequencies and percentage tables. To test the differences, post hoc after chi-square-(χ) tests were used.
As of November 30, 2020, a total of 57,159 HCWs tested positive with COVID-19. Their median age was 34 years, and 53% were male. Nurses were the most infected HCWs category (36%). The most common source of infection was from the community (78%). The majority of HCWs who acquired the infection from healthcare facilities got the infection from another HCW (63%). There was a significant difference between community and healthcare-acquired COVID-19 in relation to gender (P < 0.001) nationality (P < 0.001) job categories (P < 0.001) three age groups (<26: P = 0.012, 26-35 and 36-45: P < 0.001), and among HCWs who worked in MOH and private healthcare facilities (P < 0.001). The total number of reported deaths among HCWs during the study period was 198, with a case fatality rate of (0.35%).
This study findings show that infected HCWs characteristics were similar to the previous studies and indicate incidence rates of 10% among COVID-19 infected HCWs in Saudi Arabia. Analysis of the infection status of HCWs is critical, to understand their needs and challenges, improve protective measures, and provide effective recommendations for policymakers.
新型冠状病毒（SARS-CoV-2）是一种高度传染性的严重急性呼吸系统疾病，于中国武汉出现，并迅速在全球范围内传播，包括沙特阿拉伯。2019 年新型冠状病毒（2019-nCoV）的一个重要感染源是与医疗保健相关的感染（HAI）。与一般人群相比，医护人员（HCWs）感染 COVID-19 的风险更大。在全球范围内，成千上万的 HCWs 因 COVID-19 感染而丧生。
确定沙特阿拉伯医护人员 COVID-19 感染的发病率和流行病学特征。
这是一项回顾性队列研究，于 2020 年 3 月至 11 月进行。通过全面普查方法选择 HCWs。数据分析采用频率和百分比表。为了检验差异，采用卡方检验（χ）后进行了事后检验。
截至 2020 年 11 月 30 日，共有 57159 名 HCWs 新冠病毒检测呈阳性。他们的中位年龄为 34 岁，53%为男性。护士是感染人数最多的 HCWs 类别（36%）。最常见的感染源是社区（78%）。在医疗机构感染的 HCWs 中，大多数（63%）是从另一名 HCW 感染的。社区和医疗机构获得的 COVID-19 在性别（P < 0.001）、国籍（P < 0.001）、工作类别（P < 0.001）三个年龄组（<26：P = 0.012，26-35 和 36-45：P < 0.001）以及在 MOH 和私营医疗机构工作的 HCWs 之间存在显著差异（P < 0.001）。研究期间报告的 HCWs 死亡总人数为 198 人，病死率为（0.35%）。
本研究结果表明，感染 HCWs 的特征与以往研究相似，表明沙特阿拉伯 COVID-19 感染 HCWs 的发病率为 10%。分析 HCWs 的感染状况至关重要，以便了解他们的需求和挑战，改进保护措施，并为政策制定者提供有效建议。
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