TY  - JOUR
TI  - Point prevalence for COVID-19 among temporary tea farmers with mass screening: An example from Turkey
AB  - Objective: Since the detection of the first COVID-19 case in Rize on 20th of March 2020, therewere a total of 229 reported cases until 23 May 2020. There is currently no informationavailable about the asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in Turkey. This study aims to detect the pointprevalence of -19 among tea farmers who came to Rize from other provinces during May 2020.Methods: Among the 40 thousand estimated tea workers who came to Rize in May 2020, a totalof 11,180 PCR results were evaluated. The specimens were collected by healthcare workersworking for the Rize Provincial Directorate of Healh and analyzed in the Reference Laboratoryfor Microbiology of the Ministry of Health. The point prevalence of being PCR positive for -19was calculated. Results: The point prevalence of -19 among asymptomatic tea workers wasfound to be 0.197%. Being -19 positive was not statistically significant with age groups andgender (p= 0.183 and p= 0.234, respectively). Conclusions: Sudden demographic changes insociety is a major challenge for establishing a sustainable control policy for COVID-19. Definingthe asymptomatic proportions of the population is crucial for planning effective controlstrategies. Calculating point prevalence among an asymptomatic population with mass screeningis a useful tool for this purpose.
AU  - UNER, SARP
AU  - baykal, mehmet halit
AU  - Telatar, Tahsin
AU  - Aykanat Yurtsever, Burcu
DO  - 10.20518/tjph.771720
PY  - 2020
JO  - Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Dergisi
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
SN  - 1304-1096
SP  - 40
EP  - 46
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/460685
ER  -