SEROPREVALENCE OF ANTI-SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODIES IN FRONT-LINE MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL STAFF AT THE JORDAN MEDICAL SERVICES, CAMEROON: DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Authors

  • Nadège Lylian Doumou A Mvomo Jordan Medical Services, Cameroon
  • Esther Voundi Voundi Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon
  • Ruth Ngongang Jordan Medical Services, Cameroon
  • Yimga Sam Blessing Jordan Medical Services, Cameroon
  • Herman Tchida Tassonwa Jordan Medical Services, Cameroon Catholic University of Central Africa.
  • Eric Nseme Etouckey Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon
  • Haamit Kabir Abba Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon
  • Eric Tollo Chokote Jordan Medical Services, Cameroon
  • Gilles Tchouassi Simeni Jordan Medical Services, Cameroon
  • Jean Paul Assam Assam Faculty of Sciences of the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/nnpbs.v8i4.1206

Keywords:

Seroprevalence, Health Care Workers, Non-Healthcare Workers, SARS-CoV 2, Cameroon

Abstract

Introduction: Health care personnel on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic represent a source of transmission. The aim of our study was to assess the seroprevalence of anti-SRAS-Cov-2 antibodies in nursing and non-healthcare staff at the Jordan Medical Services (JMS).

Materials and method: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of JMS staff during April 2021 recruited consecutively after obtaining their informed consent. Immunoglobulin G and M were detected using the Panbio TM COVID-19 IgG/IgM kit. The data collected were analysed using SPSS version 21 software. The Chi-square test was used with a statistical significance of p<0.05.

Results: Of the 170 participants, the most represented age group was [30-40[ years (86, 50.6%) with a female participation rate of 55.9% (95) and a predominance of paramedical staff (90, 52.9%). The seroprevalence of COVID-19 was 6.5% (11) for IgM and 44.7% (76) for IgG. The proportion of paramedical staff who were IgG positive for COVID-19 was statistically significantly higher than that of medical and administrative staff, at 52.2% (p = 0.037). On the other hand, the proportion of participants with a history of COVID-19 positive for IgG was statistically higher than that of the others, at 61.5% (p = 0.016).

Conclusion: Seroprevalence of COVID-19 is high among health care and non-health care personnel, with paramedical personnel and history of COVID-19 as associated factors.

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2022-04-13

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Mvomo , N. L. D. A. ., Voundi , E. V. ., Ngongang, R. ., Blessing , Y. S. ., Tassonwa, H. T. . ., Etouckey , E. N. ., Abba , H. K. ., Chokote , E. T. ., Simeni , G. T. ., & Assam , J. P. A. . (2022). SEROPREVALENCE OF ANTI-SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODIES IN FRONT-LINE MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL STAFF AT THE JORDAN MEDICAL SERVICES, CAMEROON: DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Journal of Advance Research in Pharmacy and Biological Science (ISSN 2208-2360) , 8(4), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.53555/nnpbs.v8i4.1206