Background: COVID-19 has become an important public health issue in the world. Health care workers (HCWs) are at high risk of infection contributing to further spread. Objectives: to describe the clinical manifestations, treatment lines of COVID-19 among HCWs and to compare infection control measures between cases and controls. Method: This case control study was conducted upon 184 confirmed infected HCWs with COVID-19 and equal number of healthy controls in Benha university hospitals, from April 6 to October 15, 2020. Data were collected by a structured questionnaire together with laboratory results and treatment received. Infection prevention and controls measures were compared between cases and control HCWs. Results: Among 184 patients, 27.8% of cases had pneumonia. The most common symptoms were bone pain (86.4%). There were significant differences between cases and controls regarding following hand hygiene practice, knowing five moments of hand hygiene and using personal protective equipment (PPE). Conclusions: The majority of COVID-19 cases are mild. Lack of use of PPE and lack of hand hygiene practice were among risk factors of infection.
(2022). Epidemiology of Corona Virus Infection (COVID 19) among Health Care Workers in Benha University Hospital, Egypt. The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine, 40(1), 74-83. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2022.216346
MLA
. "Epidemiology of Corona Virus Infection (COVID 19) among Health Care Workers in Benha University Hospital, Egypt", The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine, 40, 1, 2022, 74-83. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2022.216346
HARVARD
(2022). 'Epidemiology of Corona Virus Infection (COVID 19) among Health Care Workers in Benha University Hospital, Egypt', The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine, 40(1), pp. 74-83. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2022.216346
VANCOUVER
Epidemiology of Corona Virus Infection (COVID 19) among Health Care Workers in Benha University Hospital, Egypt. The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine, 2022; 40(1): 74-83. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2022.216346