دورية أكاديمية
COVID-19 in Africa: Survey Analysis of Impact on Health-Care Workers.
| العنوان: | COVID-19 in Africa: Survey Analysis of Impact on Health-Care Workers. |
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| المؤلفون: | Quadri NS; 1University of Minnesota, Department of Medicine and School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota., Sultan A; 2Addis Ababa University, Department of Gastroenterology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Ali SI; 1University of Minnesota, Department of Medicine and School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota., Yousif M; 3University of Gezira, School of Pharmacy, Gezira, Sudan., Moussa A; 4Aswan University Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Aswan, Egypt., Fawzy Abdo E; 5Al-Rajhi University Liver Hospital-Assiut University, Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Assiut, Egypt., Hassany S; 5Al-Rajhi University Liver Hospital-Assiut University, Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Assiut, Egypt., Kayandabila J; 6Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre, Department of Medicine, Arusha, Tanzania., Benjamin A; 1University of Minnesota, Department of Medicine and School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota., Jacobson M; 1University of Minnesota, Department of Medicine and School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota., Ssebambulidde K; 7Makerere University, Department of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda., Ochola L; 8Institute for Primate Research, Nairobi, Kenya., Ijeoma I; 9University of Nigeria, Department of Virology, Nsukka, Nigeria., Debes JD; 1University of Minnesota, Department of Medicine and School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota.; 10Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| المصدر: | The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2021 Apr 22; Vol. 104 (6), pp. 2169-2175. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 22. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0370507 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1476-1645 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00029637 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Trop Med Hyg Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Northbrook, IL : American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Original Publication: Baltimore. |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | SARS-CoV-2*, COVID-19/*epidemiology , COVID-19/*psychology , Health Personnel/*economics , Health Personnel/*psychology, Adult ; Africa/epidemiology ; COVID-19/economics ; Data Collection ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Personal Protective Equipment |
| مستخلص: | As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads across Africa, little is known about the impact of the pandemic on health-care workers (HCWs) in the region. We designed an anonymous survey distributed via e-mail and phone messaging to 13 countries through the African Hepatitis B Network. We obtained 489 analyzable responses. We used risk ratio analysis to quantify the relationship between binary variables and χ2 testing to quantify the statistical significance of these relationships. Median age of respondents was 30 years (interquartile range, 26-36 years) and 63% were physicians. The top three sources of information used by HCWs for COVID-19 management included the Ministry of Health of each country, the WHO, and social media. Forty-nine percent reported a decrease in income since the start of the pandemic, with the majority experiencing between a 1% and a 25% salary reduction. Sixty-six percent reported some access to personal protective equipment; only 14% reported appropriate access. Moreover, one third of respondents reported no availability of ventilators at their facility. Strikingly, the percentage of HCWs reporting never feeling depressed changed from 61% before the pandemic to 31% during the pandemic, with a corresponding increase in daily depressive symptoms from 2% to 20%. Most respondents (> 97%) correctly answered survey questions about COVID-19 symptoms, virus transmission, and prevention. Our survey revealed African HCWs face a variety of personal and professional context-dependent challenges. Ongoing support of HCWs through and after the COVID-19 pandemic is essential. |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20210422 Date Completed: 20220127 Latest Revision: 20220127 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20221213 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC8176463 |
| DOI: | 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1478 |
| PMID: | 33886500 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 1476-1645 |
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| DOI: | 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1478 |