The Transmission Patterns of COVID-19 in the Academic Community: An Epidemiological Study

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10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_43How to use a DOI?

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Academic community; COVID-19; transmission patterns

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing problem in the world. The etiology of this disease is a group of coronaviruses that cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS CoV). This virus is still mutating and producing new variants that have the characteristics of faster transmission. The spread occurs rapidly and creates a new pandemic threat. The whole community is at risk of being infected, including the academic community, especially those who are in direct contact with patients. The population in this study is the academic community of the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS) with a sample of 47 people who have confirmed COVID-19 in the period January to June 2021. This study is an observational study, collecting data using an online form where we aim to find patterns of transmission of COVID-19, determine adherence to procedures among confirmed individuals, survivors’ perceptions of where they contracted it. The outcome is expected to provide recommendations to other academics in order to minimize the risk of being exposed to COVID 19. The results obtained were 21 of the 47 respondents who were confirmed to have COVID-19, were students of the clinical clerkship. Many confirmed cases occurred in the first wave of the pandemic, this is in accordance with data that health workers have a higher risk of exposure to COVID-19 than the general public. However, further data results show that 40% clinical clerkship were confirmed to have COVID-19 while at home. Respondents were exposed due to study holidays or conducting online studies. Almost all clinical clerkship also admit that the source of their COVID-19 transmission is not from the patient but the family and the environment around their residence.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Pantes Irsa Mahendriyansa Putra
AU  - Dimas Adjie Yuda Mahendra
AU  - Iin Novita Nurhidayati Mahmuda
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/19
TI  - The Transmission Patterns of COVID-19 in the Academic Community: An Epidemiological Study
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cardiovascular Diseases (ICCvD 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 370
EP  - 377
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_43
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_43
ID  - Putra2022
ER  -