Multicountry study of SARS-CoV-2 and associated risk factors among healthcare workers in Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and South Africa.

Sarah KribiFidèle TouréAdriano MendesSoufiane SanouArsène SomeAbdoul M AminouEssia BelarbiRosemary GriesselArsène HemaFirmin KaborePaul PitzingerAmy StrydomAnn Christin VietorKorotimi TraoréArsène ZongoEtilé A AnohMarica GrossegesseNatalie HofmannSoumeya OuangraouaArmel PodaThérèse KagoneGrit SchubertTim EckmannsMarietjie VenterFabian LeendertzChantal Akoua-KoffiSara Tomczyk

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2022)

This study was a unique comparative HCW SARS-CoV-2 investigation in Africa. Seroprevalence estimates varied, highlighting distinctive population/facility-level factors affecting COVID-19 burden and the importance of established IPC programmes to protect HCWs and patients.

Keyphrases

sars cov
south africa
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
newly diagnosed
hiv positive
long term care
antiretroviral therapy