Incidence and Severity of COVID-19 in Hospital Staff and Their Relationship with Influenza Vaccination in Mazandaran Province, 2020
Background and purpose: Protecting healthcare workers on the front line of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is very important. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of COVID-19 in hospital staff and its relationship with influenza vaccine in 2020. Materials and methods: A descrip...
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| description | Background and purpose: Protecting healthcare workers on the front line of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is very important. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of COVID-19 in hospital staff and its relationship with influenza vaccine in 2020.
Materials and methods: A descriptive-analytical study was performed in 4446 staff working in public hospitals in Mazandaran province, Iran. The sample size was calculated using the Cochran's formula and the participants were selected by simple random sampling. Demographic and therapeutic information were collected using an electronic checklist. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Chi-square test and analysis of variance using SPSS V21.
Results: In this study, 1388 (31.21%) cases were infected with COVID-19 and 3058 (68.79%) had no history of the disease. In people with and without COVID-19, 384 (27.66%) and 761 (24.88%) were men, respectively. According to findings, the rate of COVID-19 infection was lower in individuals who received influenza vaccine compared to non-infected people, but there was no significant difference between these groups in receiving influenza vaccine within a year ago (P = 0.07).
Conclusion: In present study, the influenza vaccine did not have a protective role against COVID-19. Moreover, it did not influence the severity of the disease and cannot be helpful in making a prognosis of COVID-19. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-944c057dd50442e58444b4dd005254b02023-01-24T05:58:15ZengMazandaran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences1735-92601735-92792021-08-01311991219Incidence and Severity of COVID-19 in Hospital Staff and Their Relationship with Influenza Vaccination in Mazandaran Province, 2020Roya Malekzadeh0Kivan Heydari1Mahmood Moosazadeh2Touraj Assadi3 PhD in Health Services Managemen, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Medical Student, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Associate Professor, Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Center, Non-communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Background and purpose: Protecting healthcare workers on the front line of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is very important. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of COVID-19 in hospital staff and its relationship with influenza vaccine in 2020. Materials and methods: A descriptive-analytical study was performed in 4446 staff working in public hospitals in Mazandaran province, Iran. The sample size was calculated using the Cochran's formula and the participants were selected by simple random sampling. Demographic and therapeutic information were collected using an electronic checklist. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Chi-square test and analysis of variance using SPSS V21. Results: In this study, 1388 (31.21%) cases were infected with COVID-19 and 3058 (68.79%) had no history of the disease. In people with and without COVID-19, 384 (27.66%) and 761 (24.88%) were men, respectively. According to findings, the rate of COVID-19 infection was lower in individuals who received influenza vaccine compared to non-infected people, but there was no significant difference between these groups in receiving influenza vaccine within a year ago (P = 0.07). Conclusion: In present study, the influenza vaccine did not have a protective role against COVID-19. Moreover, it did not influence the severity of the disease and cannot be helpful in making a prognosis of COVID-19.http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-16304-en.htmlinfluenza vaccinecovid-19influenzahospital |
| spellingShingle | Roya Malekzadeh Kivan Heydari Mahmood Moosazadeh Touraj Assadi Incidence and Severity of COVID-19 in Hospital Staff and Their Relationship with Influenza Vaccination in Mazandaran Province, 2020 Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences influenza vaccine covid-19 influenza hospital |
| title | Incidence and Severity of COVID-19 in Hospital Staff and Their Relationship with Influenza Vaccination in Mazandaran Province, 2020 |
| title_full | Incidence and Severity of COVID-19 in Hospital Staff and Their Relationship with Influenza Vaccination in Mazandaran Province, 2020 |
| title_fullStr | Incidence and Severity of COVID-19 in Hospital Staff and Their Relationship with Influenza Vaccination in Mazandaran Province, 2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incidence and Severity of COVID-19 in Hospital Staff and Their Relationship with Influenza Vaccination in Mazandaran Province, 2020 |
| title_short | Incidence and Severity of COVID-19 in Hospital Staff and Their Relationship with Influenza Vaccination in Mazandaran Province, 2020 |
| title_sort | incidence and severity of covid 19 in hospital staff and their relationship with influenza vaccination in mazandaran province 2020 |
| topic | influenza vaccine covid-19 influenza hospital |
| url | http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-16304-en.html |
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