Primary healthcare workers at risk during COVID-19: An analysis of infections in HIV service providers in five districts of South Africa

CONCLUSIONS: It is critical that all cadres of HCWs are protected in the workplace, including in primary care settings, where better structuresare needed to perform risk assessments and conduct outbreak investigations. CHWs and data staff may be at higher risk owing to poor infrastructure, limited power to negotiate working conditions, and limited experience of infection prevention and control. Their working conditions must be improved to reduce their risk.PMID:33944762 | DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i4.15434

Source: South African Medical Journal - May 4, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: K Rees J L Dunlop S Patel-Abrahams H Struthers J A McIntyre Source Type: research