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SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among healthcare workers from a tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abeer M. Albaadani, Eid A. Alsufyani, Mohamed I. Mursi, Mohamed H. Haris, Kiran K. Kalam, Nisreen M. Alsherbeeni, Ahmed M. Al-Rumaihi, Souad M. Alateah, Medina A. Ahmed and Moayad M. Alqurashi
Saudi Medical Journal November 2021, 42 (11) 1243-1246; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.11.20210391

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  • Table 1

    - Demographic characteristics of the HCWs included in our study (N=88).

    Demographic featuren (%)
    Age (years) (mean ± SD)36.33±7.7
    Gender
    Male69 (36.7)
    Female119 (63.3)
    Comorbidities
    DM8 (4.2)
    HTN11 (5.8)
    IHD1 (0.5)
    BA8 (4.2)
    Working area
    COVID-19 areas107 (56.9)
    Non-COVID-19 areas71 (37.7)
    Administration10 (5.3)
    Exposure to COVID-19 patient180 (95.7)

    • DM: diabetes mellitus, HTN: hypertension, IHD: ischemic heart diseases, BA: bronchial asthma

  • Table 2

    - Seropositive healthcare workers in the various groups (n=6).

    Positive serologyn (%)
    Male2 (33.3)
    Female4 (66.6)
    Nature of job
    Physician2 (33.3)
    Nurse3 (50.0)
    Administration1 (16.7)
    Working area
    COVID-19 areas1 (16.7)
    Non-COVID-19 areas4 (66.6)
    Administration1 (16.7)
    Exposure to COVID patient6 (100)
  • Table 3

    - Comparison between seropositive and seronegative healthcare workers under different group.

    CharacteristicsSeropositive (%)Seronegative (%)P-values
    Gender
    Male2 (33.33)67 (36.81)0.613
    Female4 (66.67)115 (63.19)
    Working area of HCWs
    COVID-19 areas1 (16.67)106 (58.24)0.0573
    Non COVID-19 areas4 (66.67)67 (36.81)
    Administrative1 (16.67)9 (4.95)
    Nature of description
    Physician2 (33.33)66 (36.26)0.653
    Nurses3 (50)101(55.50)
    Administrative1 (16.67)15 (8.24)

    • HCWs: healthcare workers

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