COVID-19 Cases among Healthcare Workers in Imam Reza Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2020

Somayeh  Fazaeli; Zahra  Ebrahimi; Shaghayegh  Yousefi; Mehdi  Yousefi; Nafiseh  Arfa Shahidi

doi:10.18502/jchr.v12i11.13388

Somayeh Fazaeli Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Zahra Ebrahimi Department of Human Resource Management, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.
Shaghayegh Yousefi Department of Health Care Management, Imam Reza Educational, Research and Medical Institution, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mehdi Yousefi Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Nafiseh Arfa Shahidi Department of Human Resource Management, Imam Reza Educational, Research and Medical Institution, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jchr.v12i11.13388

Keywords: COVID-19, Health Worker, Hospital, IRAN

Abstract

Background: Healthcare workers caring for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at high risk of contracting the infection. This study is designated in imam Reza hospital in Mashhad, which is the largest hospital in east Iran, to determine COVID-19 cases characteristics among healthcare workers (HCWs).

Methods: In this descriptive, cross-sectional, single-center study in Imam Reza hospital in Iran, we enrolled confirmed healthcare workers with COVID-19 who worked at the forefront to fight against COVID-19 since its outbreak 2020. Demographic characteristics and work status and disease symptoms were studied in the affected personnel. Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS software. The chi square test was used to investigate the relationship between the variables.

Results: In total, out of 2195 people working in the two departments, 154 (7.01%) had coronary heart disease. most of HCWs who were infected to covid19 were nurse (60%) and women (65%) and the lowest has been observed in para clinical staff (1%). There was no significant difference between the use of personal protective equipment and disease in the general department (GD) and high-risk department (HRD (. It was indicated that the HRD group had a higher risk of developing COVID-19 compared with the GD group. Common symptoms were Sweating (91.1%), fever (84.93%), Cough (79.31%), and gastrointestinal symptoms (78.77%).