J 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

Štítky

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.