dc.contributor.author | Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa | |
dc.contributor.author | Nkambule, Sphamandla Josias | |
dc.contributor.author | Mhango, Malizgani | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-28T07:59:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-07-28T07:59:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Dzinamarira, T. et al. (2022). Risk factors for Covid-19 infection among healthcare workers. A first report from a living systematic review and meta-analysis. Safety and Health at Work. School of Public Health. University of the Western Cape | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2093-7911 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2022.04.001 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/7643 | |
dc.description.abstract | Health care workers (HCWs) are more than ten times more likely to be infected with coronavirus in-
fectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) than the general population, thus demonstrating the burden of COVID-
19 among HCWs. Factors that expose HCWs to a differentially high-risk of COVID-19 acquisition are
important to elucidate, enable appropriate public health interventions to mitigate against high risk and
reduce adverse outcomes from the infection. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to
summarize and critically analyze the existing evidence on SARS-CoV-2 risk factors among HCWs. With
no geographical limitation, we included studies, in any country, that reported (i) the PCR laboratory
diagnosis of COVID-19 as an independent variable (ii) one or more COVID-19 risk factors among HCWs
with risk estimates (relative risk, odds ratio, or hazard ratio) (iii) original, quantitative study design, and
published in English or Mandarian. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.subject | Covid-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | Healthcare worker | en_US |
dc.subject | SARS-CoV-2 | en_US |
dc.subject | Public health | en_US |
dc.subject | China | en_US |
dc.title | Risk factors for Covid-19 infection among healthcare workers. A first report from a living systematic review and meta-analysis | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |