In:
Cukurova Medical Journal, Cukurova Medical Journal, Vol. 47, No. 1 ( 2022-03-31), p. 341-349
Abstract:
Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine demographic characteristics, laboratory and radiological findings, sources of infection and contact risks among healthcare workers diagnosed with Covid-19;. Materials and Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted in healthcare workers who were diagnosed with Covid-19 by applying to the employee health unit between April 2020 and January 2021. The risky contacts of the cases in terms of Covid-19 infection in the last 14 days, contact risks according to the Covid-19 guide of the Ministry of Health, laboratory and radiological findings were examined. Results: 180 (116 female, 64 male) healthcare workers with a mean age of 38.9±9.3 (21-65) were included in the study. It was determined that 114 (63.3%) people had workplace contact and 78 (68.4%) of these contacts were with a patient with a diagnosis of Covid-19, and 36 (31.6%) with a colleague with a diagnosis of Covid-19. While out-of-work contact was detected in 33 (18.3%) of the cases, there was no history of contact with any known person with Covid-19 infection in 33 (18.3%). All of the cases with out-of-work contact had a history of medium or high-risk contact, while 61.4% of those with workplace contact had low-risk or non-risk contact. Conclusion: In the event of Covid-19 infection developing in healthcare workers, it is important to accept the disease as occupational and to provide compensation and rehabilitation rights when no exposure outside the workplace is detected.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2602-3032
DOI:
10.17826/cumj.1001498
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Cukurova Medical Journal
Publication Date:
2022
