Healthcare workers exposure risk assessment in the context of the COVID-19: a survey among frontline workers in Qazvin, Iran

BMC Health Services Research

Research

Sakineh Moghaddam Zeabadi¹  Mehran Ghalenoei²  Yousof Akbari Shahrestanaki³  Peyman Namdar⁴  Mohammad Amerzadeh⁵  Rohollah Kalhor⁵  Saeideh Moosavi⁶ 

[1] Department of Medical Emergencies, School of Paramedical, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran;Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran;Department of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Care, School of Paramedical Sciences, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran;School of Medicine, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran;Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran;Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran;

关键词: COVID-19;    Healthcare workers;    Exposure rate;    Prevention and infection control;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12913-023-09160-w

 received in 2022-09-03, accepted in 2023-02-08,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundHealthcare workers perform various clinical procedures for COVID-19 patients facing an elevated risk of exposure to SARS-COV-2.This study aimed to assess the healthcare workers’ exposure to COVID-19 in Qazvin, Iran in 2020.MethodsWe conducted this descriptive-analytical study among all healthcare workers on the frontline of exposure to COVID-19 in Qazvin province. We entered the participants into the study using a multi-stage stratified random sampling method. We utilized a questionnaire, "Health workers exposure risk assessment and management in the context of COVID-19 disease", designed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to collect data. We analyzed data using descriptive and analytical methods with SPSS software version 24.ResultsThe results showed that all participants in the study had occupational exposure to the COVID-19 virus. So of 243 healthcare workers, 186 (76.5%) were at low risk and 57 (23.5%) at high risk of COVID-19 virus infection. Also, from the six domains mentioned in the questionnaire, health workers exposure risk assessment and management in the context of COVID-19 disease, the mean score of the domain of the type of healthcare worker interaction with a confirmed COVID-19 patient, the domain of health worker activities performed on a confirmed COVID-19 patient, the domain of the adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC) during health care interactions, and the domain of the adherence to IPC when performing aerosol-generating procedures in the high-risk group were more than the low-risk group.ConclusionDespite strict WHO guidelines, many healthcare workers are exposed at contracting COVID-19. Therefore, healthcare managers, planners, and policymakers can revise the policies, provide appropriate and timely personal protective equipment, and plan for ongoing training for staff on the principles of infection prevention and control.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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