Sociodemography and Clinical Profile of COVID 19 Positive Physicians at a Tertiary Level Hospital, Dhaka

Authors

  • Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Associate Professor of Medicine, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka
  • Khondaker Abul Bashar Medical Officer, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Shariful Matin Registrar, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Tahmid Tanveer Department of Environmental Science and Management, North South University, Dhaka
  • Atiqur Rahman Assistant Registrar, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Syed Ghulam Mogni Mowla Associate Professor of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka
  • KM Mamun Murshed Associate Professor of ENT, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka
  • Uttam Kumar Barua Director, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jbcps.v38i0.47444

Keywords:

COVID 19, RT-PCR, SARS-COV-2

Abstract

Introduction: On 11th March, 2020 COVID19 was declared as a pandemic and it currently involves 210 countries worldwide. Bangladesh declared its first case on 8th March 2020. Currently, the highest case detection of COVID is in the Dhaka district. Due to a lack of quality PPE (personal protection equipment) and proper knowledge of donning, doffing and transmission dynamics of COVID 19 thought to be high infection rate among physicians. Material and

Methods: A pretested questionnaire was set and distributed among COVID 19 infected physicians working at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital through internet to know about the clinical and epidemiological characteristics.

Results: 65.3% of the respondents were male and had a mean age were 35.7 years. Among all the respondents, the highest number of physicians involved were from medicine department (26.9%). Lethargy, body ache and fever were observed in 57.69%, 50% and 30.7% patients respectively. Among 52 infected physicians, first time RT-PCR for COVID 19 yield 78.8% positive results. Prophylactic dose of hydroxychloroquine taken by 15.3% patients before being infected with COVID19.

Conclusion: Health care workers are getting infected in a alarming number but fortunately at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical college all the cases were in mild form.

J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2020; 38(0): 56-60

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Published

2020-06-09

How to Cite

Islam, M. R., Bashar, K. A., Matin, S., Tanveer, T., Rahman, A., Mowla, S. G. M., Murshed, K. M., & Barua, U. K. (2020). Sociodemography and Clinical Profile of COVID 19 Positive Physicians at a Tertiary Level Hospital, Dhaka. Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons, 38, 56–60. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbcps.v38i0.47444

Issue

COVID Supplement

Section

Original Articles

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