Work place and prevalence of COVID-19 in a rural population in Greece.
Rural Remote Health
; 22(3): 6751, 2022 07.
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в английский
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2146087
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has become a global pandemic, giving rise to a serious global health threat. Many countries including Greece have seen a two-wave pattern of reported cases, with a first wave in spring and a second in autumn of 2020.METHODS:
A cross-sectional seroprevalence study was designed to measure the prevalence of IgG antibodies with a quantitative SARS-CoV-2 IgG lab-based serology test, chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay, against novel coronavirus in rural areas in Greece after the second pandemic wave. The study was conducted on 29 January 2021 in a rural semi-closed area, the municipality of Deskati, prefecture of western Macedonia in Greece after the second pandemic wave.RESULTS:
Sixty-nine participants were included in this study. The present study demonstrated a high prevalence of COVID-19 infection (31 of 69 total participants; 45%) and those who were working in the public sector were at higher risk of COVID-19 infection in comparison to their counterparts in private sector (p=0.05364), (relative risk 2.64; 95% confidence interval 1.001-7.086).CONCLUSION:
The study presents data showing a high prevalence of herd immunity for COVID-19 in a semi-closed area in Greece. These findings might help to understand the characteristics of this second wave, the behaviour and danger of SARS-CoV-2 in rural areas in Greece and Europe generally.ключевые слова
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база данных:
MEDLINE
Основная тема:
COVID-19
Тип исследования:
Наблюдательное исследование
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Прогностическое исследование
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Рандомизированные контролируемые испытания
Пределы темы:
Люди
Страна как тема:
Европа
Язык:
английский
Журнал:
Rural Remote Health
Тематика журнала:
Общественное здравоохранение
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Услуги здравоохранения
Год:
2022
Тип:
Статья
Аффилированная страна:
RRH6751
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