Self-Report Assessment of Nurses' Risk for Infection After Exposure to Patients With Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the United Arab Emirates.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Nurses have an increased risk for acquiring COVID-19 infection. This study assessed levels of risk for exposure to COVID-19 among nurses, and determined those at the greatest risk.

Design

A cross-sectional design was used to assess risk for exposure to COVID-19 in nurses from five randomly selected governmental hospitals in the United Arab Emirates. Participants completed an online survey (including the World Health Organization survey) to assess their risk for exposure to COVID-19. Descriptive statistics were used to describe classes of risk for exposure, and logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with greater risk.

Findings

Of the 552 participants, 284 nurses (51.4%) were classified at high risk for COVID-19 exposure as they did not repo

SUBMITTER: Bani-Issa WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8013464 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature