Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
COVID-19 Risk Factors Among Health Workers: A Rapid Review (Review Article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
COVID-19 Risk Factors Among Health Workers: A Rapid Review (Review Article)
COVID-19 Risk Factors Among Health Workers: A Rapid Review (Review Article)
Subject
coronavirus, COVID-19, health worker, risk factor
Description
Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) poses an important occupational health risk to health workers (HWs) that has attracted global scrutiny. To date, several thousand HWs globally have been reported as infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus that causes the disease. It is therefore a public health priority for policymakers to understand risk factors for this vulnerable group to avert occupational transmission. A rapid review was carried out on 20 April 2020 on Covid-19 risk factors among HWs in PubMed, Google Scholar, and EBSCOHost Web (Academic Search Complete, CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE with Full Text, CINAHL with Full Text, APA PsycInfo, Health SourcedConsumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition) and WHO Global Database. We also searched for
preprints on the medRxiv database. We searched for reports, reviews, and primary observational studies (case control, case cross-over, cross-sectional, and cohort). The review included studies conducted among HWs with Covid-19 that reported risk factors irrespective of their sample size. Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. Lack of personal protective equipment, exposure to infected patients, work overload, poor infection control, and preexisting medical conditions were identified as risk factors for Covid-19 among HWs. In the context of Covid-19, HWs face an unprecedented occupational risk of morbidity
and mortality. There is need for rapid development of sustainable measures that protect HWs from the
pandemic.
preprints on the medRxiv database. We searched for reports, reviews, and primary observational studies (case control, case cross-over, cross-sectional, and cohort). The review included studies conducted among HWs with Covid-19 that reported risk factors irrespective of their sample size. Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. Lack of personal protective equipment, exposure to infected patients, work overload, poor infection control, and preexisting medical conditions were identified as risk factors for Covid-19 among HWs. In the context of Covid-19, HWs face an unprecedented occupational risk of morbidity
and mortality. There is need for rapid development of sustainable measures that protect HWs from the
pandemic.
Creator
Malizgani Mhango, Mathias Dzobo, Itai Chitungo, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
September 2020
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
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Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
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Citation
Malizgani Mhango, Mathias Dzobo, Itai Chitungo, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
COVID-19 Risk Factors Among Health Workers: A Rapid Review (Review Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 5, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2015.
COVID-19 Risk Factors Among Health Workers: A Rapid Review (Review Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 5, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2015.