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2022-09-24Zeitschriftenartikel
Multicountry study of SARS-CoV-2 and associated risk factors among healthcare workers in Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and South Africa
dc.contributor.authorKribi, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorTouré, Fidèle
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Adriano
dc.contributor.authorSanou, Soufiane
dc.contributor.authorSome, Arsène
dc.contributor.authorAminou, Abdoul M.
dc.contributor.authorBelarbi, Essia
dc.contributor.authorGriessel, Rosemary
dc.contributor.authorHema, Arsène
dc.contributor.authorKabore, Firmin
dc.contributor.authorPitzinger, Paul
dc.contributor.authorStrydom, Amy
dc.contributor.authorVietor, Ann Christin
dc.contributor.authorTaoré, Korotimi
dc.contributor.authorZongo, Arsène
dc.contributor.authorAnoh, Etilé A.
dc.contributor.authorGrossegesse, Marcia
dc.contributor.authorHofmann, Natalie
dc.contributor.authorOuangraoua, Soumeya
dc.contributor.authorPoda, Armel
dc.contributor.authorKagone, Thérèse
dc.contributor.authorSchubert, Grit
dc.contributor.authorEckmanns, Tim
dc.contributor.authorVenter, Marietjie
dc.contributor.authorLeendertz, Fabian
dc.contributor.authorAkoua-Koffi, Chantal
dc.contributor.authorTomczyk, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-11T14:34:08Z
dc.date.available2024-09-11T14:34:08Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-24none
dc.identifier.other10.1093/trstmh/trac089
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/12152
dc.description.abstractBackground Reports on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread across Africa have varied, including among healthcare workers (HCWs). This study assessed the comparative SARS-CoV-2 burden and associated risk factors among HCWs in three African countries. Methods A multicentre study was conducted at regional healthcare facilities in Côte d’Ivoire (CIV), Burkina Faso (BF) and South Africa (SA) from February to May 2021. HCWs provided blood samples for SARS-CoV-2 serology and nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs for testing of acute infection by polymerase chain reaction and completed a questionnaire. Factors associated with seropositivity were assessed with logistic regression. Results Among 719 HCWs, SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence was 34.6% (95% confidence interval 31.2 to 38.2), ranging from 19.2% in CIV to 45.7% in BF. A total of 20 of 523 (3.8%) were positive for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Female HCWs had higher odds of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity compared with males, and nursing staff, allied health professionals, non-caregiver personnel and administration had higher odds compared with physicians. HCWs also reported infection prevention and control (IPC) gaps, including 38.7% and 29% having access to respirators and IPC training, respectively, in the last year. Conclusions This study was a unique comparative HCW SARS-CoV-2 investigation in Africa. Seroprevalence estimates varied, highlighting distinctive population/facility-level factors affecting COVID-19 burden and the importance of established IPC programmes to protect HCWs and patients.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.rights(CC BY 3.0 DE) Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschlandger
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/
dc.subjectAfricaeng
dc.subjectCOVID-19eng
dc.subjecthealthcare workerseng
dc.subjectinfection prevention and controleng
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2eng
dc.subjectserologyeng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titleMulticountry study of SARS-CoV-2 and associated risk factors among healthcare workers in Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and South Africanone
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-176904/12152-1
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
local.edoc.container-titleTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygienenone
local.edoc.container-issn1878-3503none
local.edoc.pages10none
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttps://academic.oup.com/trstmhnone
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameOxford University Pressnone
local.edoc.container-volume117none
local.edoc.container-issue3none
local.edoc.container-reportyear2022none
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone

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