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Editor, Senior Moderator
BMC Health Serv Res
. 2022 Dec 17;22(1):1541.
doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08920-4.
Predictors of severe COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Sabah, Malaysia
Lim Kai Joo[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Mohd Fazeli Sazali[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Michelle Goroh[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Abraham Chin Zefong[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Marilyn Charlene Montini Maluda[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Richard Avoi[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Valentine Japulee Gantul[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) is the high-risk group for COVID-19 infection due to increased workplace exposure. However, evidence of the disease burden and factors associated with severe COVID-19 infection among HCWs is limited. Therefore, this article aims to describe the prevalence of severe COVID-19 disease among HCWs in Sabah, Malaysia, and to determine the factors associated with severe COVID-19 infection.
Method: A retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out by assessing the data of COVID-19-infected HCWs in Sabah, Malaysia, from 1st March 2021 until 30th September 2021. Logistic regression analysis was used in this study.
Results: Three thousand and forty HCWs were diagnosed with COVID-19 from 1st March 2021 until 30th September 2021. Of the 3040 HCWs, 2948 (97.0%) HCWs were mild, whereas 92 (3.0%) were severe. The multivariate logistic regression model showed that severe COVID-19 among HCWs in Sabah was associated with those do not receive any COVID-19 vaccination (aOR 6.061, 95% CI 3.408 - 10.780), underlying co-morbidity (aOR 3.335, 95% CI 2.183 - 5.096), and female (aOR 1.833, 95% CI 1.090 - 3.081).
Conclusion: HCWs should strictly adhere to preventive measures, including vaccination, personal protective equipment, and early referral to a physician upon identifying severe COVID-19 infection. Early screening and aggressive co-morbidity treatment among HCWs are essential for public health practitioners to prevent severe COVID-19 disease. Regardless of co-morbidity status, HCWs should stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccination, including booster doses.
Keywords: Coronavirus Disease 2019; Factors; Healthcare worker; Predictors; Severe COVID-19.
. 2022 Dec 17;22(1):1541.
doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08920-4.
Predictors of severe COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Sabah, Malaysia
Lim Kai Joo[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Mohd Fazeli Sazali[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Michelle Goroh[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Abraham Chin Zefong[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Marilyn Charlene Montini Maluda[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Richard Avoi[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Valentine Japulee Gantul[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36528610
- DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08920-4
Abstract
Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) is the high-risk group for COVID-19 infection due to increased workplace exposure. However, evidence of the disease burden and factors associated with severe COVID-19 infection among HCWs is limited. Therefore, this article aims to describe the prevalence of severe COVID-19 disease among HCWs in Sabah, Malaysia, and to determine the factors associated with severe COVID-19 infection.
Method: A retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out by assessing the data of COVID-19-infected HCWs in Sabah, Malaysia, from 1st March 2021 until 30th September 2021. Logistic regression analysis was used in this study.
Results: Three thousand and forty HCWs were diagnosed with COVID-19 from 1st March 2021 until 30th September 2021. Of the 3040 HCWs, 2948 (97.0%) HCWs were mild, whereas 92 (3.0%) were severe. The multivariate logistic regression model showed that severe COVID-19 among HCWs in Sabah was associated with those do not receive any COVID-19 vaccination (aOR 6.061, 95% CI 3.408 - 10.780), underlying co-morbidity (aOR 3.335, 95% CI 2.183 - 5.096), and female (aOR 1.833, 95% CI 1.090 - 3.081).
Conclusion: HCWs should strictly adhere to preventive measures, including vaccination, personal protective equipment, and early referral to a physician upon identifying severe COVID-19 infection. Early screening and aggressive co-morbidity treatment among HCWs are essential for public health practitioners to prevent severe COVID-19 disease. Regardless of co-morbidity status, HCWs should stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccination, including booster doses.
Keywords: Coronavirus Disease 2019; Factors; Healthcare worker; Predictors; Severe COVID-19.