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Infection and Risk Perception of SARS-CoV-2 among Airport Workers: A Mixed Methods Study

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  • Jeadran Malagón-Rojas

    (Facultad de Medicina, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá 110121, Colombia
    Subdirección de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá 111321, Colombia)

  • Eliana L. Parra B

    (Subdirección de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá 111321, Colombia)

  • Marcela Mercado

    (Subdirección de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá 111321, Colombia)

Abstract

This is a mixed-methods research study carried out on a cohort of airport workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We used quantitative and qualitative methods to describe the infection and risk perception of SARS-CoV-2 in a cohort of workers at the International Airport El Dorado/Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento in Bogotá, Colombia. An incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection of 7.9% was found in the workers. A high perception of risk was associated with activities such as using public transport. Risk perception is strongly influenced by practices related to work conditions and environments. These findings could help us understand the pandemic’s dynamics and the conceptions of the risk of transmission to promote policies on health and safety in this group of workers.

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  • Jeadran Malagón-Rojas & Eliana L. Parra B & Marcela Mercado, 2020. "Infection and Risk Perception of SARS-CoV-2 among Airport Workers: A Mixed Methods Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(23), pages 1-17, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:23:p:9002-:d:455450
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