Table 1

Demographics, symptomatology, occupational exposure and seroprevalence in healthcare workers in Colombia

VariableSample size, nSeropositive participants, nSeroprevalenceΧ2P value
CrudeAdjusted
Age group (years)
17–309853340.33 (0.30 to 0.36)0.38 (0.35 to 0.42)29.1060.000
31–4011203760.3 3 (0.30 to 0.36)0.38 (0.35 to 0.41)
41–506631970.29 (0.26 to 0.33)0.33 (0.29 to 0.28)
51–60397850.21 (0.17 to 0.25)0.23 (0.19 to 0.28)
>6071140.19 (0.11 to 0.31)0.21 (0.10 to 0.32)
Female25087750.30 (0.29 to 0.32)0.35 (0.32 to 0.37)28.2090.866
Male7882460.31 (0.28 to 0.34)0.35 (0.31 to 0.39)
Socioeconomic strata
1 (lowest)5292330.44 (0.39 to 0.48)0.51 (0.45 to 0.55)104.350.000
210443730.35 (0.32 to 0.38)0.41 (0.37 to 0.44)
310983050.27 (0.25 to 0.30)0.31 (0.27 to 0.34)
4460960.20 (0.17 to 0.24)0.23 (0.18 to 0.27)
5181360.19 (0.14 to 0.26)0.22 (0.14 to 0.28)
6 (highest)6870.10 (0.04 to 0.20)0.10 (0.01 to 0.18)
Ethnicity
Afro-Colombian216870.40 (0.33 to 0.47)0.46 (0.38 to 0.53)21.0490.179
White9952900.29 (0.26 to 0.32)0.33 (0.29 to 0.36)
Indigenous112460.41 (0.31 to 0.50)0.47 (0.36 to 0.58)
Mestizo20046060.30 (0.28 to 0.32)0.34 (0.31 to 0.36)
Raizal1950.26 (0.10 to 0.51)0.29 (0.05 to 0.53)
Gipsy620.33 (0.05 to 0.75)
Others27140.51 (0.32 to 0.70)0.6 (0.37 to 0.82)
Educational level
Bachelor235960.40 (0.34 to 0.47)0.47 (0.39 to 0.54)91.0210.000
Specialisation524910.17 (0.14 to 0.20)0.19 (0.14 to 0.22)
Technologist263890.33 (0.28 to 0.39)0.38 (0.31 to 0.45)
Technical11984490.37 (0.34 to 0.40)0.43 (0.39 to 0.46)
Professional10252920.28 (0.25 to 0.31)0.32 (0.28 to 0.35)
Others23100.43 (0.23 to 0.65)0.5 (0.25 to 0.74)
Master’s degree107220.20 (0.13 to 0.29)0.22 (0.13 to 0.31)
Doctoral degree510.20 (0.01 to 0.70)
Service
Adult ICU309840.27 (0.22 to 0.32)0.30 (0.24 to 0.36)58.9940.000
General services2170.33 (0.15 to 0.56)0.37 (0.13 to 0.61)
Reference and counter-reference49140.28 (0.17 to 0.43)0.32 (0.16 to 0.47)
Radiology55160.29 (0.18 to 0.43)0.32 (0.18 to 0.47)
Laboratory150320.21 (0.15 to 0.28)0.23 (0.15 to 0.31)
Hospitalisation7612510.32 (0.29 to 0.36)0.37 (0.33 to 0.41)
Pharmacy1520.13 (0.02 to 0.41)0.13 (0.00 to 0.34)
External consultation306830.27 (0.22 to 0.32)0.30 (0.24 to 0.36)
Surgery128410.32 (0.24 to 0.40)0.36 (0.26 to 0.45)
City
Bogotá6772040.30 (0.26 to 0.33)0.34 (0.30 to 0.38)146.870.000
Barranquilla4341670.38 (0.33 to 0.43)0.44 (0.39 to 0.50)
Bucaramanga5081180.23 (0.19 to 0.27)0.26 (0.21 to 0.30)
Cali5001540.31 (0.26 to 0.35)0.35 (0.30 to 0.40)
Cúcuta4231000.24 (0.19 to 0.28)0.26 (0.21 to 0.31)
Medellín470910.19 (0.15 to 0.23)0.21 (0.17 to 0.25)
Villavicencio3951860.47 (0.42 to 0.52)0.54 (0.49 to 0.60)
Leticia176660.38 (0.30 to 0.45)0.43 (0.34 to 0.52)
Ipiales3881240.32 (0.27 to 0.36)0.36 (0.31 to 0.42)
Guapi71430.61 (0.48 to 0.71)0.71 (0.57 to 0.84)
  • Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants in the study. The table also reports the crude seroprevalence and 95% CIs.

  • ICU, intensive care unit.