The Factors Associated with the Development of COVID-19 Symptoms Among Employees in a U.S. Healthcare Institution

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• Personal Author:
  Abu-Alhaija DM ; Brittingham K ; Davis, Kermit G. ; Gillespie G ; Huston T ; Matibiri P ; Wulsin V
• Description:
  Healthcare workers have experienced increased occupational health risks caused by COVID-19 disease. The purpose of this project was to examine the relationships between reporting COVID-19 symptoms by employees in a healthcare institution in the United States and employees' demographics, vaccination status, co-morbid conditions, and body mass index (BMI). This project employed a cross-sectional design. It involved the analysis of data on COVID-19 exposure and infection incidents among employees in the healthcare institution. The dataset contained more than 20,000 entries. The results indicate that being female, African American, between 20 and 30 years old, diagnosed with diabetes, diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or on immunosuppressive medicines is associated with greater reporting of COVID-19 symptoms by the employees. Furthermore, BMI is associated with reporting COVID-19 symptoms; the higher the BMI, the greater the likelihood of reporting a symptomatic infection. Moreover, having COPD, being 20-30 years old, being 40-50 years old, BMI, and vaccination status were significantly associated with employees reporting symptoms while controlling for other variables associated with reporting the symptoms among the employees. These findings may be applicable to other infectious disease outbreaks or pandemics. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Blood Communicable Diseases Demography Health Personnel Hematologic Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Author Keywords: COVID-19 Blood Sugar Disorders BMI Body Mass Index Clinical Symptoms COVID-19 Cross Sectional Studies Demographic Characteristics Demographics Health Care Personnel Healthcare Workers Occupational Symptoms Vaccination Vaccines

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• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067901
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023 Jun; 20(12):6100
• Contact Point Address:
  Dania Abu-Alhaija, College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221
• Email:
  dania.abu-alhaija@uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:70ce33bd54a747a55493653e3058ea4723e6f1df0db1fc3521dc909ad2727c18e22c1e84dabd7923e7f3bf9471ccbefa697780c23527d9b5f07294a0f87237e8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230138/cdc_230138_DS1.pdf
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