Prevalência e fatores associados ao adoecimento pela COVID-19 dos profissionais de enfermagem em hospitais de ensino brasileiros

Abstract

Background: Health professionals on the frontline in the scenario of the new coronavirus pandemic are exposed to psychological damage, work overload, in addition to biological contamination in the care of people infected by COVID-19. Thus, this study aimed to identify the factors associated with the illness of nursing professionals by COVID-19 according to sociodemographic, clinical and labor variables in the pre-vaccination pandemic context. Methods: Cross-sectional study, carried out in three university hospitals, with 859 nursing professionals, including nurses, technicians and nursing assistants, from November 2020 to February 2021. A descriptive analysis was carried out, through the absolute and relative frequencies of the variables. For the hypothesis tests, the chi-square test was used and for the predictive analysis and chances of occurrence, the multiple logistic regression was used. Results: The rate of nursing professionals affected by COVID-19 was 41.90% and obesity variable was associated with the occurrence of contamination (OR 3.28; p=0.040; IC 95%). Being a nurse was a protective factor in relation to other nursing professionals (OR 0.58; p=0.036; IC 95%). Conclusion: Obesity proved to be the main condition associated with contamination by the new coronavirus.