PERCEPTION OF RISK OF EXPOSURE TO SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY

Objective: To compare the risk level of COVID-19 among different health care workers. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The research was approved by the Ethics Committee, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi (IRB form no.90...

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Autores principales:	Ahmed Tanveer, Rumeesha Zaheer, Amal Farooq, Maheen Khan, Abdullah Jan, Shireen Zaheer Awan
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2020
Materias:	covid-19 health care workers risk assessment Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:187fcb74db4e4bc3861c16a06083a2c02021-12-02T17:21:03ZPERCEPTION OF RISK OF EXPOSURE TO SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/187fcb74db4e4bc3861c16a06083a2c02020-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5285https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To compare the risk level of COVID-19 among different health care workers. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The research was approved by the Ethics Committee, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi (IRB form no.905/Trg-ABP 1K2). Study was carried out amongst health care workers of Pakistan, from 19th April 2020 to 7th June, 2020 Methodology: An online questionnaire was made on Google Forms Inc. and was distributed online as well as by hand amongst health care workers of Pakistan. The form was filled by 120 (57.1%) doctors and 36.2% dentists (n=76). A sample size of 210 was finalized. The responses were entered in and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Chi-square test was applied to test the relationship between risk level and different sectors of healthcare workers. Results: Out of 210 responders, 130 were males (61.9%) and 80 were females (38%). According to our study, 64 (84.2%) dentists perceived themselves to be at the highest risk especially those involved in scaling procedures, while only 40% (n=48) doctors considered themselves to be at high risk. Amongst doctors, 61% of house officers (n=22 out of 36) perceived themselves to be at the greatest risk of exposure. 1-5 years of experience category perceived themselves to be at a very high risk (56.9%, n=78). Chi-square test was applied and p-value <0.05 was significant. Conclusion: It was concluded that dentists, house officers and young doctors with experience of 1-5 years believed themselves to be at the highest risk. Hence, sustainable measures should be undertaken to protect the health care workers are needed.Ahmed TanveerRumeesha ZaheerAmal FarooqMaheen KhanAbdullah JanShireen Zaheer AwanArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticlecovid-19health care workersrisk assessmentMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 70, Iss 2, Pp 565-571 (2020)
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spellingShingle	covid-19 health care workers risk assessment Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Ahmed Tanveer Rumeesha Zaheer Amal Farooq Maheen Khan Abdullah Jan Shireen Zaheer Awan PERCEPTION OF RISK OF EXPOSURE TO SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
description	Objective: To compare the risk level of COVID-19 among different health care workers. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The research was approved by the Ethics Committee, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi (IRB form no.905/Trg-ABP 1K2). Study was carried out amongst health care workers of Pakistan, from 19th April 2020 to 7th June, 2020 Methodology: An online questionnaire was made on Google Forms Inc. and was distributed online as well as by hand amongst health care workers of Pakistan. The form was filled by 120 (57.1%) doctors and 36.2% dentists (n=76). A sample size of 210 was finalized. The responses were entered in and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Chi-square test was applied to test the relationship between risk level and different sectors of healthcare workers. Results: Out of 210 responders, 130 were males (61.9%) and 80 were females (38%). According to our study, 64 (84.2%) dentists perceived themselves to be at the highest risk especially those involved in scaling procedures, while only 40% (n=48) doctors considered themselves to be at high risk. Amongst doctors, 61% of house officers (n=22 out of 36) perceived themselves to be at the greatest risk of exposure. 1-5 years of experience category perceived themselves to be at a very high risk (56.9%, n=78). Chi-square test was applied and p-value <0.05 was significant. Conclusion: It was concluded that dentists, house officers and young doctors with experience of 1-5 years believed themselves to be at the highest risk. Hence, sustainable measures should be undertaken to protect the health care workers are needed.
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author	Ahmed Tanveer Rumeesha Zaheer Amal Farooq Maheen Khan Abdullah Jan Shireen Zaheer Awan
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title	PERCEPTION OF RISK OF EXPOSURE TO SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
title_short	PERCEPTION OF RISK OF EXPOSURE TO SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
title_full	PERCEPTION OF RISK OF EXPOSURE TO SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
title_fullStr	PERCEPTION OF RISK OF EXPOSURE TO SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
title_full_unstemmed	PERCEPTION OF RISK OF EXPOSURE TO SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
title_sort	perception of risk of exposure to sars-cov-2 (covid-19) in different sectors of healthcare workers: a correlational study
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/187fcb74db4e4bc3861c16a06083a2c0
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PERCEPTION OF RISK OF EXPOSURE TO SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY

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