COVID-19 prevalence among healthcare workers in Jakarta and neighbouring areas in Indonesia during early 2020 pandemic

Soebandrio, Amin; Kusumaningrum, Tina; Yudhaputri, Frilasita A.; Oktavianthi, Sukma; Safari, Dodi; Malik, Safarina G.; Myint, Khin Saw Aye

doi:10.1080/07853890.2021.1975309

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“…Symptoms or clinical manifestation were defined based on self-reported symptoms by subjects except for pneumonia. Chest X-Ray results were used to defined pneumonia [ 13 , 14 ]…”

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Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 after one year of pandemic in Jakarta and neighbouring areas, Indonesia: A single center study

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We determined the prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 in Jakarta and neighboring areas, Indonesia from March 2020 to February 2021, based on nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal (NP/OP) swab specimens that were tested at the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta. NP/OP swab specimens were collected from COVID-19 suspects or individuals in contact tracing programs from primary healthcare centers (PHC) and hospitals. The specimens were screened for the SARS-CoV-2 by qRT-PCR. Demography data and clinical symptoms were collected using national standardized laboratory form. Of 64,364 specimens, 10,130 (15.7%) were confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2, with the peak prevalence of infection in March 2020 (26.3%) follow by in January 2021 (23.9%) and February 2021 (21.8%). We found that the positivity rate of the specimens from Jakarta, West Java, and Banten was 16.3%, 13.3%, and 16.8%, respectively. Positivity rate was higher in specimens from hospitals (16.9%) than PHC (9.4%). Of the positive specimens, 29.6% were from individuals aged >60 years old, followed by individuals aged 41–60 years old (24.2%). Among symptomatic cases of SARS-CoV-2, the most common symptoms were cough, fever, and a combination of both cough & fever. In conclusion, this study illustrates the prevalence and epidemiological characteristics from one COVID-19 diagnostic center in Jakarta and neighbouring areas in Indonesia.

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“…Symptoms or clinical manifestation were defined based on self-reported symptoms by subjects except for pneumonia. Chest X-Ray results were used to defined pneumonia [ 13 , 14 ]…”

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Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 after one year of pandemic in Jakarta and neighbouring areas, Indonesia: A single center study

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“…1 Early pandemic studies have shown a prevalence of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in HCW ranging from 7% to 11%. 2 , 3 This prevalence was comparable between frontline and nonfrontline HCW. 4 , 5 One study 6 showed that most HCWs were not hospitalized, and deaths occurred most frequently among those aged ≥65 years.…”

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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of healthcare workers with COVID‐19 pre‐ and postvaccination

Filho

Chaves

D'Ávila

et al. 2022

Journal of Medical Virology

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Vaccines are the most effective strategy to control the spread of coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19). Data on COVID‐19 among healthcare workers (HCW) pre‐ and postvaccination are limited. This study aims to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of HCW with COVID‐19 pre‐ and postvaccination. Retrospective cohort study. All HCWs with suspected COVID‐19 were included. Demographic data, occupation, symptoms, work in COVID‐19 area, and vaccination status were collected. There were 22 267 HCW visits for suspected COVID‐19; 7879 (35.4%) tested positive, and 14 388 (64.6%) tested negative. Fever, cough, fatigue, and dyspnea were positive predictors of COVID‐19, and sore throat, headache, coryza, work in a COVID‐19 area, and COVID‐19 vaccination were negative predictors. Of the total number of visits, 41.2% were from vaccinated HCW and 58.8% were from unvaccinated HCW. Among HCWs with COVID‐19, 84 (1.1%) required hospitalization, 11 (0.1%) in an intensive care unit (ICU), with three (0.04%) deaths. Six hospitalizations occurred in vaccinated HCWs, being of short duration, with no need for ICU admission and no deaths. SARS‐CoV‐2 infection prevalence was high among HCW, and vaccinated HCW had fewer hospitalizations, need for ICU, and deaths. Therefore, vaccines may attenuate COVID‐19 severity, and efforts must be concentrated to ensure adequate vaccination for HCW.

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“…However, a credible estimate of HCWs mortality amounted to all SARS-CoV-2 infections was unavailable in Indonesia. A study reported that among 1201 specimens collected from HCWs in early pandemic in Jakarta Province, 7.9% were confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 with the majority coming from medical doctors and nurses (44.2%) [53]. Most of them (64%) were reported having in (close?)…”

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“…contact with suspect/confirmed COVID-19 cases. The screening rate among HCWs remains low in early pandemic [53]. The number of reported deaths may be lower than the actual deaths due to COVID-19.…”

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Mortality among healthcare workers in Indonesia during 18 months of COVID-19

Ekawati

Arif²,

Hidayana

et al. 2022

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The impact of SARS-CoV-2 infections upon Indonesian health care workers (HCWs) remains unclear, as mortality data specific to HCWs is not systematically collected or analyzed in this setting. This report describes findings from a systematic collation, abstraction and analysis of HCW fatalities during the first 18 months of COVID-19 in Indonesia. HCW who died during the period of March 2020 to July 2021 across Indonesia were identified on Pusara Digital, a community web-based digital cemetery database dedicated to HCW. We calculated mortality rates and death risk ratio among HCWs and the general population. Qualitative methods explored concerns regarding mortality among HCWs. The analysis suggests that at least 1,545 HCWs died during the study period. The death of males and females HCWs were almost equally distributed (51% vs. 49%). Most were medical doctors and specialists (535, 35%), nurses (428, 28%), and midwives (359, 23%). Deaths most frequently occurred in the age group of 40 to 59 years old with the median age of 50 years (IQR: 39-59). At least 322 (21%) deaths occurred with pre-existing conditions, including 45 who were pregnant. We estimated a minimal HCW mortality rate in Indonesia at 1.707 deaths per 1000 HCW during the first 18 months of COVID-19. Provincial HCW mortality rates ranged from 0.136 (West Sulawesi) to 5.32 HCW deaths per 1000 HCWs (East Java). HCW had a significantly higher mortality rate than the general population (RR = 4.92, 95% CI 4.67 – 5.17). The COVID-19 event in Indonesia resulted in the loss of many hundreds of HCWs, most of them being senior physicians, nurses, and midwives. The HCW death rates is 5-times higher than everyone else. The sheer sparseness of the workforce requires more protective steps and a national systematic surveillance of occupational mortality is urgently needed in this setting.

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COVID-19 prevalence among healthcare workers in Jakarta and neighbouring areas in Indonesia during early 2020 pandemic

Cited by 30 publications

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Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 after one year of pandemic in Jakarta and neighbouring areas, Indonesia: A single center study

Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 after one year of pandemic in Jakarta and neighbouring areas, Indonesia: A single center study

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of healthcare workers with COVID‐19 pre‐ and postvaccination

Mortality among healthcare workers in Indonesia during 18 months of COVID-19

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