TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of covid-19 on healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers in Mexico
T2 - 14 months into the pandemic
AU - Esquivel-Chirino, César
AU - Valero-Princet, Yolanda
AU - Gaitán-Cepeda, Luis Alberto
AU - Hernández-Hernández, Carlos
AU - Hernández, Alejandro Macías
AU - Laparra-Escareño, Hugo
AU - Ventura-Gallegos, José Luis
AU - Montes-Sánchez, Delina
AU - Lopéz-Macay, Ambar
AU - Hernández-Sánchez, Fernando
AU - de Oliveira, William Alves
AU - Morales-González, José Antonio
AU - Carmona-Ruiz, Daniela
AU - Rosen-Esquivel, Karol
AU - Zentella-Dehesa, Alejandro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Background and Objectives: Healthcare workers (HCWs) play important roles in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic and are more likely to become infected with COVID-19. Mexico, among other countries, had a high incidence and prevalence of cases and deaths from this disease. Material and Methods: This retrospective study evaluated the clinical characteristics as well as the geographical distribution of cases, deaths, and active cases of COVID-19 in HCWs and non-HCWs using official information from the Ministry of Health of Mexico. Results: A total of 235,343 cases of COVID-19 were reported in healthcare workers, and 2,094,191 cases were reported in non-healthcare workers. A total of 76.0% of cases in healthcare workers occurred in those who were between 25 and 50 years of age, and 71.4% of deaths occurred in those who were 50 to 69 years of age. Among healthcare workers, the most frequent comorbidities were obesity (15.2%), hypertension (10.9%), and diabetes (6.8%). Nurses were the group with the most cases (39.7%), followed by other healthcare workers (30.6%), physicians (26%), and dentists (1.6%). Physicians were the group with the most deaths (46%), followed by other professionals (30%), nurses (19%), and dentists (3%). Conclusion: These findings are likely the result of healthcare workers in Mexico being at a greater risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
AB - Background and Objectives: Healthcare workers (HCWs) play important roles in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic and are more likely to become infected with COVID-19. Mexico, among other countries, had a high incidence and prevalence of cases and deaths from this disease. Material and Methods: This retrospective study evaluated the clinical characteristics as well as the geographical distribution of cases, deaths, and active cases of COVID-19 in HCWs and non-HCWs using official information from the Ministry of Health of Mexico. Results: A total of 235,343 cases of COVID-19 were reported in healthcare workers, and 2,094,191 cases were reported in non-healthcare workers. A total of 76.0% of cases in healthcare workers occurred in those who were between 25 and 50 years of age, and 71.4% of deaths occurred in those who were 50 to 69 years of age. Among healthcare workers, the most frequent comorbidities were obesity (15.2%), hypertension (10.9%), and diabetes (6.8%). Nurses were the group with the most cases (39.7%), followed by other healthcare workers (30.6%), physicians (26%), and dentists (1.6%). Physicians were the group with the most deaths (46%), followed by other professionals (30%), nurses (19%), and dentists (3%). Conclusion: These findings are likely the result of healthcare workers in Mexico being at a greater risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Cases
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Deaths
KW - Dentists
KW - Healthcare workers
KW - Nurses
KW - Physician
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85121318386&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/medicina57121353
DO - 10.3390/medicina57121353
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 34946297
AN - SCOPUS:85121318386
SN - 1010-660X
VL - 57
JO - Medicina (Lithuania)
JF - Medicina (Lithuania)
IS - 12
M1 - 1353
ER -
