RISK FACTORS OF COVID-19 TRANSMISSION TO HEALTH WORKERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Qonitah Fitri Prathiwi(1)*, Dwi Sarwani Sri Rejeki(2) , Siwi Pratama Mars Wijayanti(3)

Master of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
Universitas Jenderal Soedirman

Abstract

The transmission of Covid-19 to health workers is an important issue in the pandemic era. Health workers are the front line in handling Covid-19 so they are very vulnerable to being exposed to and even contracting Covid-19 disease. It is necessary to conduct an assessment of the factors that influence the transmission of Covid-19 to health workers, especially in the Southeast Asian Region. The aim of the systematic review is to examine the factors that influence the transmission of Covid-19 cases to health workers in Southeast Asia. The research journal database was retrieved by accessing PubMed and Google Scholar, and using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) method using the keywords ^risk factors^ AND ^transmission^ AND ^Covid-19^ AND ^health workers^. After going through a series of selections, 11 research journals were obtained that were published in 2020-2023 and were considered relevant for study. Based on the results and discussion of the systematic review, it is known that the factors that influence the transmission of Covid-19 to health workers in Southeast Asia are: average age, type of profession, comorbid history, travel history, community contact at work, contact with Covid-19 patients, adherence to the use of PPE and implementing health protocols, levels of workload, levels of stress and immunization status of health workers.

Keywords: Covid-19, health workers, risk factors, southeast asia

Topic: Communicable and non communicable disease