Characteristics of sars-cov-2 infection in healthcare workers at a maternal perinatal institute in Peru
Objective. To describe the characteristics of the infection by SARS-CoV-2 in health workers of a Instituto NacionalMaterno Perinatal in Peru. Methods. Observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study. In April 2020 and December2022 at Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal. Al workers with COVID-19 i...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal |
| Repositorio: | Revista Peruana de Investigación Materno Perinatal |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:investigacionmaternoperinatal.inmp.gob.pe:article/378 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://investigacionmaternoperinatal.inmp.gob.pe/index.php/rpinmp/article/view/378 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Infecciones por Coronavirus; Personal de Salud; Salud Laboral COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus Infections, Health Personnel, Occupational Health |
| Sumario: | Objective. To describe the characteristics of the infection by SARS-CoV-2 in health workers of a Instituto NacionalMaterno Perinatal in Peru. Methods. Observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study. In April 2020 and December2022 at Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal. Al workers with COVID-19 infection identified by confirmatory test forSARS-CoV-2 were included. Results. 2250 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were detected. 76% were women, 71.3%were 30-59 years old, and 77.8% were health personnel. 47.8% were diagnosed by antigenic test, while 44.4% werediagnosed by molecular test. 18.7% had some comorbidity, 2.2% were hospitalized, and eight workers died. Conclusion. The findings show that healthcare workers have also been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis ifthe behavior of the infection is relevant to continue developing and improving strategies for the prevention and controlof cases among workers. |
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