Presencia de anticuerpos para covid-19 y grupos sanguíneos en estudiantes del internado rotativo de medicina y enfermería de la Universidad Nacional de Loja

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. There are many risk factors, and one of the relevant characteristics of studies conducted to date has been the comparison of ABO blood groups for the risk of contracting the disease and developing complications or severe states in patients of different blood groups. The present study aimed to determine the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and blood group in medical and nursing intern students at the National University of Loja. A quantitative, descriptive study was conducted, for which SARS-CoV-2 antibody serology tests and blood typing were performed. The following results were obtained: 60.19% of the participants were female, 61.11% were aged 23-25 for medical students and 60.87% were aged 21-23 for nursing students, most interns were single, self-identified as mestizos from the Loja province, and a minority came from the Pichincha and Imbabura provinces. The identified blood groups were types A, B, and O with a positive RH factor, and 2.90% had O negative blood type. 12.05% of medical students and 13.05% of nursing students developed COVID-19 antibodies. No statistically significant relationship was established between blood group and the presence of antibodies. There is a growing interest in the field of public health in identifying risk factors that allow for the stratification of patient risk, and within these factors, it is necessary to consider sociodemographic, clinical, and occupational variables

• Main Author: Arteaga Arévalo, Sandra Cristina (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Language: spa
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: MEDICINA; SARS-COV-2; ANTICUERPOS; GRUPO SANGUÍNEO
• Online Access: https://dspace.unl.edu.ec/jspui/handle/123456789/27353