A Questionnaire Survey of Personal and Occupational Variables Associated With SARS-COV-2 Infection in Health Care Personnel of the Spanish Central Military Hospital

A Questionnaire Survey of Personal and Occupational Variables Associated With SARS-COV-2 Infection in Health Care Personnel of the Spanish Central Military Hospital

ABSTRACT Introduction Spain is the country with the highest number of health care workers affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the world. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) infection in health care work...

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Published in:Military medicine Vol. 188; no. 1-2; pp. 166 - 173
Main Authors: Ajejas Bazán, Mj, Fuentes Mora, C, Ballester Orcal, L E, Puerro Vicente, M, Herrero Pérez, L, Wärnberg, J, Pérez Rivas, F J, Pérez Farinós, N
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: US Oxford University Press 05-01-2023
Subjects:
Case-Control Studies
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Delivery of Health Care
Female
Health Personnel
Hospitals
Hospitals, Military
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Questionnaires
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
United States
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Summary:ABSTRACT Introduction Spain is the country with the highest number of health care workers affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the world. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) infection in health care worker (HCW) at the Gómez Ulla Military Hospital (HCDGU). Materials and Methods A case-control study was conducted during the first outbreak of COVID 19 at GUMH. The study was extended to the total number of HCW in the hospital who met the inclusion criteria. Health care worker of the HCDGU were civilian and military personnel that included nursing and medicine students of Spanish Military Academy, medicine specialty residents, and nursing residents of Medical Surgical Specialty in Operations (EMQO). A questionnaire of 33 items was prepared. The questionnaire was sent by e-mail to the entire population of study. With this questionnaire personnel were classified into sick (cases) or healthy. Results and Conclusions One hundred fifty professionals answered the questionnaire. Cases were defined as those who tested positive in the diagnostic tests (n = 28, 20.7%) and no cases were those who tested negative (n = 107, 79.3%). Therefore, the percentage of SARS-CoV-2 in the GUMH was 20.7%. Of the total number of cases, 64.3% were men (P < .05), with a mean age of 47.1 years (SD 13.3), a mean BMI of 25.3 (SD 3.8), and 48.2% being overweight. Of the total cases, 59.3% had “A” blood group type and 69.2% were Rh positive. 50% were physicians, 32.1% were nurses, and 17.9% were auxiliary nurses (P < .05). Cases and controls with vitamin D deficiency and who took supplements had a lower risk of suffering COVID-19, with significant differences. Fever, cough, and diarrhea were found in at least 50% of the samples with significant differences.
ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.1093/milmed/usab366