COVID-19 seroepidemiological survey among healthcare workers in the City of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Évora, Patricia Martinez; Siqueira, André Machado; Stabeli, Rodrigo Guerino

doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0088-2022

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Short Communication • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 55 • 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0088-2022 copy

COVID-19 seroepidemiological survey among healthcare workers in the City of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

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ABSTRACT

Background:

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) serology testing evaluates the prevalence of COVID-19 cases.

Methods:

A seroepidemiological survey of COVID-19 among healthcare workers was performed (June 2020 to November 2020) in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. Overall, 10,172 and 2,129 workers participated in the first and second phases, respectively.

Results:

First phase: 12.7% tested positive for COVID-19 (73.5% females and 35.2% aged 30-39 years), and 29.6% were nursing technicians. Second phase: 12.1% tested positive for COVID-19 (65.5% females and 33.3% aged 40-49 years), and 24.8% were nursing assistants.

Conclusions:

In 2020, healthcare workers in Ribeirão Preto had COVID-19 in a similar way.

Keywords:
COVID-19; Healthcare workers; Seroepidemiological survey; Ribeirão Preto; Brazil

	First phase	Second phase
	(n=1,291)	(n=258)
	(+) COVID-19	(+) COVID-19
Female	949 (73.5%)	169 (65.5%)
Male	342 (26.5%)	89 (34.5%)
18-19 years old	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)
20-29 years old	275 (21.3%)	20 (7.7%)
30-39 years old	455 (35.2%)	63 (24.4%)
40-49 years old	347 (26.9%)	86 (33.3%)
50-59 years old	167 (12.9%)	66 (25.6%)
60+ years old	42 (3.2%)	23 (8.9%)
Comorbidity	1 comorbidity: 185 (14.3%)	1 comorbidity: 57 (22.1%)
	+1 comorbidity: 55 (4.3%)	+1 comorbidity: 22 (8.5%)
Systemic arterial hypertension	123 (41.1%)	46 (44.2%)
Diabetes/pre-diabetes	43 (14.4%)	18 (17.3%)

	First phase	Second phase
	(n=1,291)	(n=258)
	(+) COVID-19	(+) COVID-19
Asymptomatic	409 (31.7%)	95 (36.8%)
Symptomatic	882 (68.3%)	163 (63.2%)
Headache	675 (52.3%)	118 (45.7%)
Body pain	603 (46.7%)	98 (38%)
Ageusia	566 (43.8%)	94 (36.4%)
Anosmia	552 (42.8%)	101 (39.1%)

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[1] Corresponding author: Dr. Patricia Martinez Évora. e-mail:patievora@hotmail.com