Novel coronavirus seropositivity and related factors among healthcare workers at a university hospital during the prevaccination period: a cross-sectional study

Novel coronavirus seropositivity and related factors among healthcare workers at a university hospital during the prevaccination period: a cross-sectional study

Aziz Ogutlu, Oguz Karabay, Unal Erkorkmaz, Ertugrul Guclu, Seher Sen, Abdulkadir Aydin, Mehmet Koroglu

Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the specific risk factors for the transmission of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) among healthcare workers in different campuses of a university hospital and to reveal the risk factors for antibody positivity. Methods In this retrospective cross-sectional study, 2988 (82%) of 3620 healthcare workers in a university hospital participated. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) antibody was investigated using serum from healthcare workers who underwent COVID-19 antibody testing. The antibody test results of the participants were evaluated based on their work campus, their profession and their workplace. The statistical significance level was p 

2021

covid-19, antibody, Pandemic

10.1186/s12941-021-00436-9

Epidemiology and Health

Korean Society of Epidemiology

Microbiology, Infectious and parasitic diseases, Therapeutics. Pharmacology