Research Article
Evaluation of Vaccination and Polymerase Chain Reaction Test Positivity of Hospital Personnel During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the vaccination and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test positivity of hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: The research is a retrospective cross-sectional study and was conducted in a university hospital in Istanbul between January 01, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The data of 572 staff who did not experience admission to employment-quit job mobility were evaluated in the study. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used in the analysis of the data. Results: According to the findings, it was seen that 95% of the participants had at least one dose of vaccination, and the participants aged 51 and over, and the physicians had the highest vaccination rate. It was conducted that 9% of the participants had a chronic disease, and 3% were hospitalized due to COVID-19. It was determined that the pre-vaccination PCR positivity rate of hospital staff was 19%, and the post-vaccination PCR positivity rate of staff who had COVID-19 vaccine was lower than those who did not. In the study, a statistically significant difference was found between vaccination status and post-vaccine PCR positivity (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It is important to make arrangements for the vaccination of hospital staff in the high-risk group in terms of transmission during the pandemic.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Health Policy |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
| Authors | |
| Early Pub Date | September 15, 2023 |
| Publication Date | October 1, 2023 |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2023 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2023 |