Figure 1
General characteristics of study participants (N=59)
| N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Job | Nurses / Lab technicians | 46 | 78.0 |
| Physicians | 13 | 22. | |
| Gender | Men | 12 | 20.3 |
| Women | 47 | 79.7 | |
| Age (years) | Median (IQR) | 45.0 | (36.0–56.0) |
| Health centre | 3 | 5.1 | |
| Type of healthcare institution (affiliation) | General county hospital | 22 | 37.3 |
| Clinical hospital | 7 | 11.9 | |
| Clinical hospital centre | 27 | 45.8 | |
| No | 31 | 55.4 | |
| Any chronic comorbidity | Yes | 25 | 44.6 |
| No | 43 | 72.9 | |
| Hypertension | Yes | 16 | 27.1 |
| No | 54 | 91.5 | |
| Respiratory disease | Yes | 5 | 8.5 |
| No | 57 | 96.6 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | Yes | 2 | 3.4 |
| No | 58 | 98.3 | |
| Malignancy | Yes | 1 | 1.7 |
| No | 56 | 94.9 | |
| Cardiovascular diseases | Yes | 3 | 5.1 |
| Other comorbidities* | No | 48 | 81.4 |
| Yes | 11 | 18.6 |
COVID-19 related self-reported symptoms among HCWs (N=59)
| Symptoms | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| General weakness and fatigue | 39 | 66.1 |
| Elevated body temperature | 34 | 57.6 |
| Decreased sense of smell | 24 | 40.7 |
| Muscle pain | 23 | 38.9 |
| Nasal congestion | 21 | 35.6 |
| Decreased sense of taste | 19 | 32.2 |
| Diarrhoea | 18 | 30.5 |
| Severe respiratory symptoms* | 18 | 30.5 |
| Joint pain | 18 | 30.5 |
| Fusion of postnasal secretion | 16 | 27.1 |
| Cough | 11 | 18.6 |
| Burning throat | 11 | 18.6 |
| Headache | 8 | 13.6 |