The Occupational Risk of Influenza A (H1N1) Infection among Healthcare Personnel during the 2009 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Janna Lietz, Claudia Westermann, Albert Nienhaus, Anja Schablon, Janna Lietz, Claudia Westermann, Albert Nienhaus, Anja Schablon

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this review was to record systematically and assess the published literature relating to the occupational risk of influenza A (H1N1) infection among healthcare personnel during the 2009 pandemic.

Methods: The literature search was performed in June 2015. An update was carried out in May 2016. It was applied to the electronic databases EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, CINAHL and Google Scholar. The quality assessment was conducted with a tool using eight criteria. A meta-analysis was carried out to compute pooled effect estimates for influenza A (H1N1) infection.

Results: A total of 26 studies were included in the review, 15 studies met the criteria for the meta-analysis. After a sensitivity analysis the pooled analysis showed a significantly increased odds for influenza A (H1N1) infection for healthcare personnel compared to controls/comparisons (OR = 2.08, 95% CI = 1.73 to 2.51). The pooled prevalence rate for healthcare personnel alone was 6.3%.

Conclusions: This review corroborates the assumption that healthcare personnel were particularly at risk of influenza A (H1N1) infection during the 2009 pandemic. Healthcare facilities should intensify their focus on strategies to prevent infections among healthcare personnel, especially during the first period of pandemics.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1. Study selection process for this…
Fig 1. Study selection process for this systematic review (PRISMA flowchart).
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Fig 2
Forest plots showing the risk of influenza A (H1N1) infection for HCP compared to population-based controls/hospital-based comparisons (part a) and controls/comparisons only (part b and c). Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval, df: degrees of freedom, HC: hospital-based comparisons, HCP: healthcare personnel, M-H: Mantel-Haenszel, P: population-based controls.

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