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Table 2 Prevalence of anti-S positive results among 416 unvaccinated HCWs according to their work department inside hospitals Egypt, Jan-June 2021

From: Prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 spike antibodies in some healthcare settings in Egypt

Work department

Crude prevalence %

Adjusteda

prevalence %

95% CI

LL%

UL%

Radiology

66.7

71.5

48.7

94.3

Wards

58.6

62.8

50.4

75.2

Intensive care units

57.1

61.2

45.1

77.3

Intervention room

56.3

60.4

43.5

77.3

Emergency department

54.3

58.2

41.9

74.5

Surgical theaters

51.7

55.4

37.3

73.5

Pharmacies

51.2

54.9

39.7

70.0

Laboratory

45.6

48.9

37.9

59.9

Administrative offices

44.4

47.6

36.1

59.1

Outpatient clinics

44.3

47.5

36.5

58.5

Blood banks

25.0

26.7

1.5

70.1

Infection control units

22.2

23.7

1.3

51.5

  1. aAdjustment of prevalence was done based on sensitivity and specificity of the test kit, as mentioned by the manufacturer