Risk factors for COVID-19 virus infection among health workers: A case-control study in the Bono East Region of Ghana - 22/04/23
, Kwaku Poku Asante, MBChB, MPH, FWACP, PhD b, Stephaney Gyaase, BSc, MSc b, Emmanuel A.A. Teviu, MBChB, MPH, MGCPS c, Kingsley Amponsah, MBBS d, Anthony Twum, MBChB e, Kwabena Fosuhene Kusi, MBChB, MPH f, Alfred Kwadwo Ampofo, MBBS g, Fred Adomako-Boateng, MBChB, MPH, FWACP h
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Résumé |
Background |
Disproportionately high rates of COVID-19 infection among health workers prompts the need to identify the risk factors to help guide the design and implementation of interventions. The aim of this study was to characterize the risk factors for COVID-19 infection among health workers.
Methods |
A case-control study was designed to recruit 154 health workers who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and 308 who tested negative from 8 hospitals and 11 health directorates in the Bono East Region of Ghana. Crude and adjusted logistic regression analysis was used to determine risk factors.
Results |
Hand hygiene compliance for the recommended moments ranged from 55.3% to 77.4%. Personal protective equipments (PPE) use was 59.5% when patients’ COVID-19 status was unknown and at least 90.7% when patient was positive. We identified years of practice experience (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.81; 95% CI: 1.07, 3.07; P = .028), adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC) when in contact with patients whose COVID-19 status is unspecified (AOR = 1.71; 95% CI: 1.09, 2.70; P = .020) and type of facility (AOR = 1.69, 95% CI: 1.09, 2.62; P = .019) as risk factors.
Conclusion |
The findings underscore the need for health workers to improve in COVID-19 risk perception.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Infection control, Healthcare workers, Coronavirus disease, Africa
Abbreviations : CHAG, COVID-19, GHS, IPC, RT-PCR, WHO
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| Conflicts of interest: All the authors declare that they have no competing interests. |
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| Funding: Funding for the study was provided by Regional Health Directorate, Bono East, Ghana Health Service. |
Vol 51 - N° 5
P. 498-505 - mai 2023 Retour au numéro
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