Background of the study The protection against Coronavirus variants 2019 by pre-existing antibodies due to the current vaccination or natural infection is a global concern.In Ethiopia, case reports show that a significant number of health professionals are reported to get re-infected after vaccination.There are also more studies that revealed the symptomatic SARS-COV-2 re-infection, in particular, among healthcare providers actively engaged in Addis Ababa public health facilities.Objective This study has aimed at assessing the magnitude of post-vaccine reinfection of SARS-COV-2 and associated factors among health care providers in Addis Ababa public hospitals, Addis Ababa, 2022 G.
C.Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July 11 to July 30, 2022.A total of 422 health professionals were included.A simple random sampling method was employed to select 40% of the total hospitals.
Then the total sample size was equally allocated here to each selected hospital, and then each individual was selected purposefully.The data was collected using a structured, self-administered questionnaire.The analysis was done using SPSS version 26.0, and for data entry, EPi Info version 7.
1 was used.Both bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to determine the p-value.Results Overall, 418 healthcare providers were enrolled in this study, making the response rate 99.05%.
The magnitude of SARS-COV-2 reinfection was 60 (14.4%) (95% CI 10.8-17.9).
Healthcare professionals who took infection prevention (IP) training on COVID-19 (AOR = 7.177: CI = 4.761-9.698) were associated with SARS-COV-2 reinfection; those with a history of chronic respiratory diseases (AOR = 3.
029: CI = 2.406-9.133) were associated with SARS-COV-2 reinfection; health professionals who took the third dose of SARS-COV-2 vaccine (AOR = 1.75: CI = 1.
14-2.68) and being a midwife were statistically significant.Conclusion and Recommendation This study showed the prevalence of SARS-COV-2 reinfection among vaccinated healthcare providers with a pre-vaccination infection history was high; IP training on COVID-19 was needed; educational status, profession, type of vaccine taken in the first dose, chronic respiratory diseases, and number of vaccinations were significantly associated with SARS-COV-2 reinfection after vaccination.Giving IP training, encouraging taking the vaccine click here as protocol, and using proper personal protective equipment are recommended.