Factors associated with SARS-COV-2 positivity in nursing workers.

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the association of sociodemographic and occupational variables with SARS-CoV-2 test positivity in nursing workers.

METHOD

Exploratory and analytical study carried out with a population of 15,936 workers. A secondary database was used and data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, using the robust Poisson Regression Model and a statistical significance of 5%.

RESULTS

There was predomination of female sex (87.3%), age group from 31 to 59 years (80.3%), brown race/color (63.4%), nursing technicians/assistants (69.6%), role care area (95.1%), outsourced (70.1%) and single (78.2%) employment relation. The age range of 31 to 59 years (95% CI 1.05-1.68) and 18 to 30 years (95% CI 1.12-1.84), black race/color (95% CI 1.02-1.28), having more than one employment relationship (95% CI 1.14-1.33) and having contact with a confirmed case (95% CI 1.03-1.19) were associated with infection in the multivariate analysis.

CONCLUSION

Detection of infection was associated with adult, black workers, with more than one employment relationship and contact with people infected with SARS-CoV-2.