Reported risk factors for COVID-19 infection in healthcare workers: A systematic review

•This review aimed to raise and systematize how the literature reports the categories of health professionals who became ill working during the first fourteen months of the pandemic.•The results showed the presence of risk factors in workers in various sectors of health services.•Showing that the in...

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Published in:	Safety science Vol. 178; p. 106615
Main Authors:	Batista Ferreira, Wellington, Batista Chaves Azevedo de Souza, Marina, Aparecida Alves da Silva, Carla, Emmilly Guedes da Silva, Jully, Cristina de Oliveira e Silva, Ana, Maria do Carmo Alonso, Carolina, Maria Mont’Alverne de Barros, Márcia, da Silva Rodrigues, Daniela, Carollyne Dantas de Lima, Ana, Bernardes Barroso da Costa, Victor, Iansã de Lima Barroso, Barbara
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2024
Subjects:	COVID-19 Healthcare professional Individual protection equipment Risk factors SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Healthcare professional Risk factors Individual protection equipment
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Summary:	•This review aimed to raise and systematize how the literature reports the categories of health professionals who became ill working during the first fourteen months of the pandemic.•The results showed the presence of risk factors in workers in various sectors of health services.•Showing that the increase in the occurrence of diseases among workers was related to the shortage of personal protective equipment.•The misuse or inappropriate use of these devices and insufficient training to deal with the virus. This review aimed to raise and systematize how the literature reports the categories of health professionals who became ill working during the first fourteen months of the pandemic, as well as critically analyze the risk factors related to COVID-19 contamination. The principles established by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis were applied and studies published in English, Spanish and Portuguese since 2019 in four databases. The Boolean descriptors and operators used were: ’Healthcare professional’ AND ’COVID-19′ OR ’SARS-CoV-2′ AND ’Risk factors’ AND ’Incidence’ AND ’Prevalence’. Zotero® software was used for data processing. 4,632 articles were selected for reading the titles, of which 3,429 were excluded. After inclusion and exclusion criteria, 20 articles were selected to review. The results showed the presence of risk factors in workers in various sectors of health services, who were facing the pandemic, showing that the increase in the occurrence of diseases among workers was related to the shortage of personal protective equipment, the misuse or inappropriate use of these devices and insufficient training to deal with the virus. In summary, this review shows that there is still a need to guarantee and implement health policies.
ISSN:	0925-7535 1879-1042
DOI:	10.1016/j.ssci.2024.106615