Nursing personnel infected by COVID-19: Working conditions and their associated factors in three hospitals in Lima-Peru

Orfelina Arpasi Quispe, Gaby Sonia Chávez Zegarra, Lili Albertina Fernandez Molocho, Willy Jhon Medina Bacalla, Zoila Esperanza Leiton Espinoza, Vilanice Alves de Araújo Püschel, Jack Roberto Silva Fhon

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Abstract

Objective: To determinate the prevalence of COVID-19 in the nursing personnel, working conditions, and their associated factors in three hospitals in Lima-Peru. Method: A quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional study of the web survey was carried out between November 2020 and February 2021 with 495 nursing personnel members from the three public hospitals in Lima. Results: 63% of the participants were from the Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital, 20% from the San Isidro Labrador Hospital, and 17% from the II Vitarte Hospital. The prevalence of COVID-19 in the nursing personnel was 47.3%. When analyzing the demographic characteristics of the participants, a significant association of the education variable with the disease was evidenced (OR=1.50, p=0.04), showing that those with higher education are 1.5 times more likely to develop COVID-19 compared to those with postgraduate studies; the variables related to working conditions and risk factors did not show a significant association (p>0.05) with the disease. Conclusions: Except for education, there is insufficient evidence to affirm a significant association of COVID-19 with demographic characteristics, work-related variables, and those considered a risk. This research makes significant contributions to nursing practice, research, and teaching.

Translated title of the contributionPersonal de enfermería contagiados por COVID-19: Condiciones de trabajo y sus factores asociados en tres hospitales de Lima-Perú
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)343-355
Number of pages13
JournalEnfermeria Global
Volume21
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

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