Covid-19 HCW: Surveillance among healthcare workers for SARS-Coronavirus-2-infection

Key facts

Disease
COVID-19
start year
2020
Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$549,932.9
Funder
European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
Principal Investigator
Dr. Marta Nunes
Research Location
South Africa
Lead Research Institution
Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited
Research Priority Alignment
N/A

Research Category
Epidemiological studies
Research Subcategory
Disease transmission dynamics
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
Not applicable
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Adults (18 and older)
Vulnerable Population
Unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Health PersonnelHospital personnelNurses and Nursing StaffPhysicians

Abstract

The Covid-19 HCW project (RIA2020EF-3020) aims to investigate the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection among (i) healthcare workers who triage patients with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection and provide care to COVID-19 patients, and ii) laboratory personnel who test clinical samples for SARS-CoV-2 infection.