Medical students and risk of COVID-19 infection: A descriptive cross-sectional study from the University of Jordan

被引:16
作者
Hani, Amjad Bani [1 ]
Alaridah, Nader [2 ]
Abu Abeeleh, Mahmoud [1 ]
Shatarat, Amjad [3 ]
Rayyan, Rama [1 ]
Kamal, Amer [1 ]
Alhafez, Laila [1 ]
Odeh, Rasha [4 ]
Al-Taher, Raed Nael [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Jordan, Sch Med, Dept Gen Surg, Queen Rania st, Amman 11942, Jordan
[2] Univ Jordan, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol, Queen Rania st, Amman 11942, Jordan
[3] Univ Jordan, Sch Med, Dept Anatomy, Queen Rania st, Amman 11942, Jordan
[4] Univ Jordan, Sch Med, Dept Pediatr, Queen Rania st, Amman 11942, Jordan
来源
ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY | 2021年 / 70卷
关键词
COVID-19; Medical students; Precautionary measures; Medical education; Cross-sectional study;
D O I
10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102775
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Backgrounds: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with increasing morbidity and mortality has impacted the lives of the global population, including medical education. With the return of on-site medical education in Jordan, it is important to know whether this would pose any risk of COVID-19 infection in medical students. Objective: To investigate COVID-19 infection infection rates among medical students and whether there is difference between preclinical and clinical students' infection rate. Methods: The study is a cross-sectional study, designed to (1) determine the incidence of COVID-19 in clinical and preclinical medical students (2) determine if there is a difference in infection rates between clinical and pre-clinical students. The study was situated at the University of Jordan and its affiliated hospitals. Data were collected from the 4th of December 2020 till the 17th of February 2021 through a structured web-based questionnaire. Results: A total of 1,830 responses were retrieved. Thirty-nine percent were males, and (61.5%) were females. Overall, 237(13%) of students reported testing positive for COVID-19 infection by PCR, of which 123 were clinical students (15.2%) and 114 were pre-clinical students (11.2%), representing a relative risk of 1.36 of COVID-19 infection among clinical students compared to pre-clinical students. This difference is statistically significant (P = 0.010). Rates of COVID-19 in females 13%; CI 7.5,18.4), were very close to those of males (12.9%; 95% CI 6.0,19.8). Positive COVID-19 cases peaked in November and October forming 36.3% and 32.9% of the cases, respectively. Conclusion: The incidence of positive COVID-19 tests was found to be higher among clinical students as compared to pre-clinical students. Commitment to general health safety precautions did not appear to be protective enough for clinical students. It is fundamental that additional strategies, including access to vaccines, are set, and deficiencies in current protections are identified to maintain students' safety and well-being.
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