2021
COVID-19 Prevalence among Czech Dentists.
SCHMIDT, Jan, Vojtěch PEŘINA, Jana TREGLEROVÁ, Nela PILBAUEROVA, Jan SUCHANEK et. al.Základní údaje
Originální název
COVID-19 Prevalence among Czech Dentists.
Autoři
SCHMIDT, Jan (203 Česká republika), Vojtěch PEŘINA (203 Česká republika, domácí), Jana TREGLEROVÁ (203 Česká republika, domácí), Nela PILBAUEROVA (203 Česká republika), Jan SUCHANEK (203 Česká republika) a Roman SMUCLER (203 Česká republika)
Vydání
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, Basel, MDPI, 2021, 1660-4601
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
30304 Public and environmental health
Stát vydavatele
Švýcarsko
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Odkazy
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 4.614
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14110/21:00123048
Organizační jednotka
Lékařská fakulta
UT WoS
000734856200001
Klíčová slova anglicky
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; prevalence; dentistry; pandemic; dentist; occupational health; infection
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 3. 3. 2022 12:33, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Anotace
V originále
This work evaluates the prevalence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), among members of the Czech Dental Chamber. The assessment was based on an online questionnaire filled out by 2716 participants, representing 24.3% of all chamber members. Overall, 25.4% of the participants admitted they were diagnosed with COVID-19 by 30 June 2021, with no statistical differences between the sexes. While in the age groups under 50 the reported prevalence was around 30%, with increasing age, it gradually decreased to 15.2% in the group over 70 years. The work environment was identified as a place of contagion by 38.4% of the respondents. The total COVID-19 PCR-verified positivity was 13.9%, revealing a statistically lower prevalence (p = 0.0180) compared with the Czech general population, in which the COVID-19 PCR-verified positivity was ~15.6% (fourth highest rank in the world). The total infection–hospitalization ratio (IHR) was 2.8%, and the median age group of hospitalized individuals was 60–70 years. For respondents older than 60 years, the IHR was 8.7%, and for those under 40 years, it was 0%. Of the respondents, 37.7% admitted that another team member was diagnosed with COVID-19, of which the most frequently mentioned profession was a nurse/dental assistant (81.2%). The results indicate that although the dentist profession is associated with a high occupational risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, well-chosen antiepidemic measures adopted by dental professionals may outweigh it.