dc.creator | Kotsiou O.S., Pantazopoulos I., Papagiannis D., Fradelos E.C., Kanellopoulos N., Siachpazidou D., Kirgou P., Mouliou D.S., Kyritsis A., Kalantzis G., Saharidis G.K.D., Tzounis E., Gourgoulianis K.I. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-31T08:44:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-31T08:44:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier | 10.3390/ijerph18041638 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 16617827 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/75225 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: No previous study has investigated the SARS-CoV-2 prevalence and the changes in the proportion of positive results due to lockdown measures from the angle of workers’ vulnerability to coronavirus in Greece. Two community-based programs were implemented to evaluate the SARS-CoV-2 prevalence and investigate if the prevalence changes were significant across various occupations before and one month after lockdown. Methods: Following consent, sociodemographic, clinical, and job-related information were recorded. The VivaDiag™ SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test was used. Positive results confirmed by a real-time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction for SARS-COV-2. Results: Positive participants were more likely to work in the catering/food sector than negative participants before the lockdown. Lockdown restrictions halved the new cases. No significant differences in the likelihood of being SARS-CoV-2 positive for different job categories were detected during lockdown. The presence of respiratory symptoms was an independent predictor for rapid antigen test positivity; however, one-third of newly diagnosed patients were asymptomatic at both time points. Conclusions: The catering/food sector was the most vulnerable to COVID-19 at the pre-lockdown evaluation. We highlight the crucial role of community-based screening with rapid antigen testing to evaluate the potential modes of community transmission and the impact of infection control strategies. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.source | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | en |
dc.source.uri | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100556602&doi=10.3390%2fijerph18041638&partnerID=40&md5=29a89d1171f855f40b304810ee7ee66f | |
dc.subject | antigen | en |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en |
dc.subject | disease prevalence | en |
dc.subject | employment | en |
dc.subject | occupation | en |
dc.subject | polymerase chain reaction | en |
dc.subject | vulnerability | en |
dc.subject | adolescent | en |
dc.subject | adult | en |
dc.subject | aged | en |
dc.subject | army | en |
dc.subject | Article | en |
dc.subject | asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 | en |
dc.subject | catering service | en |
dc.subject | child | en |
dc.subject | civil servant | en |
dc.subject | controlled study | en |
dc.subject | coronavirus disease 2019 | en |
dc.subject | COVID-19 testing | en |
dc.subject | education | en |
dc.subject | female | en |
dc.subject | food industry | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | health care industry | en |
dc.subject | human | en |
dc.subject | lockdown | en |
dc.subject | major clinical study | en |
dc.subject | male | en |
dc.subject | occupational hazard | en |
dc.subject | pensioner | en |
dc.subject | prediction | en |
dc.subject | prevalence | en |
dc.subject | real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction | en |
dc.subject | respiratory tract disease | en |
dc.subject | self employment | en |
dc.subject | teacher | en |
dc.subject | unemployment | en |
dc.subject | university student | en |
dc.subject | vulnerable population | en |
dc.subject | communicable disease control | en |
dc.subject | diagnosis | en |
dc.subject | epidemiology | en |
dc.subject | occupation | en |
dc.subject | occupational exposure | en |
dc.subject | prevalence | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | Coronavirus | en |
dc.subject | SARS coronavirus | en |
dc.subject | virus antigen | en |
dc.subject | Antigens, Viral | en |
dc.subject | Communicable Disease Control | en |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en |
dc.subject | COVID-19 Testing | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | Humans | en |
dc.subject | Occupational Exposure | en |
dc.subject | Occupations | en |
dc.subject | Prevalence | en |
dc.subject | MDPI AG | en |
dc.title | Repeated antigen-based rapid diagnostic testing for estimating the coronavirus disease 2019 prevalence from the perspective of the workers’ vulnerability before and during the lockdown | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |