Impact of Frequency of COVID-19 Pandemic Infection among the Medical Staff in Health Centers in Makkah Al-Mokarramah, Saudi Arabia 2022

Abstract

Background

During frequency pandemics, medical staff in health centers may be prone to higher levels of infection than those of the general population , also burnout is the impact on the medical staff in health centers COVID-19 pandemic. With the novel coronavirus pandemic, the impact on the medical staff in health care cannot be overlooked. However, studies on the infection status of the medical staff are still lacking. It is imperative to ensure the safety of the medical staff not only to safeguard continuous patient care but also to ensure they do not transmit the virus, therefore evaluation of infection rates in these groups are indicated among medical staff in health centers COVID-19 pandemic frontline, who were working with the COVID-10 infected patients directly. In late December 2019, China reported an outbreak of viral pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, which spread rapidly to other areas. The novel coronavirus disease 2019 caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a global concern and has become a significant health problem on medical staff in health centers since the number of infected cases and affected countries has escalated rapidly.

Aim of the study: To Impact of frequency of COVID-19 pandemic infection among the medical staff in health centers in Makkah Al-Mokarramah, Saudi Arabia2022.

Method: Cross sectional study, was conducted among Saudi Arabia medical staff in health centers in Makkah . The questionnaire collected socio-demographic characteristics, assessment the impact frequency of COVID-19 pandemic infection COVID-19. Our total participants were(300).

Results: regarding the age majority of the study groups were in the age range of (35 - 45) years were (42.0%), gender most of the respondents were female (66.0%), the nationality most of the respondents were Saudi (80.0 %), marital status many of the respondents were married (49.0 %), the Occupation many of the respondents were nurse (49.0 %) while Technician were (20.0%), the History of comorbidities, the majority of the respondents had Diabetes mellitus were (48.0%).

Conclusion: With the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and the increasing number of infected cases, ensuring the safety of medical staff is essential to end the pandemic, medical staff in health are among the highest groups at risk of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic therefore, impact the frequency of COVID-19 pandemic infection among the medical staff in health care and associated is necessary to improve and adjust protective measures of these vulnerable, yet highly essential group.