Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk among Healthcare Workers of an Italian University Hospital

Healthcare

Giorgia Rossi¹  Elena Della Vecchia¹  Alberto Modenese¹  Fabriziomaria Gobba¹  Elena Righi¹  Francesca Glieca¹  Luca Venturelli²  Denise Garavini²  Daniela Vivoli²  Loretta Casolari²  Stefania Mariani²  Cristiana D’Elia² 

[1] Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy;Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital of Modena, 41125 Modena, Italy;

关键词: COVID-19;    SARS-CoV-2;    health surveillance;    healthcare workers;    risk prevention;    occupational risk factors;   

DOI  :  10.3390/healthcare9111495

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We report the results of a study on the cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in about 6000 workers of the University Hospital of Modena, Northern Italy, in the period March 2020–January 2021, and the relations with some individual and occupational factors. Overall, in healthcare workers (HCW) the cumulative incidence of COVID-19 during the period was 13.8%. Results confirm the role of overweight and obesity as significant risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Chronic respiratory diseases, including asthma, also proved to be significantly associated with the infection rate. Considering occupational factors, the COVID-19 risk was about threefold (OR: 2.7; 95% CI 1.7–4.5) greater in nurses and nurse aides than in non-HCW, and about double (OR: 1.9; 95% CI 1.2–3.2) in physicians. Interestingly, an association was also observed between infection risk and nightshifts at work (OR: 1.8; 95% CI 1.4–2.3), significantly related to the total number of shifts in the whole eleven-month period. Even if the vaccination campaign has now greatly modified the scenario of SARS-CoV-2 infections among HCW, the results of this study can be useful for further development of health and policy strategies to mitigate the occupational risk related to the new variants of coronavirus, and therefore the evolution of the pandemic.

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