Self-Reported Oral Manifestations of Covid-19 Amongst Health Workers of the University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria (Published)
COVID-19 was a global pandemic that imposed an unprecedented health burden on the public and members of the health workers. As a result, the study on self-reported oral manifestations of COVID-19 among health workers of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria was carried out. One hundred and fifty health workers of different departments of the clinical section of the hospital were selected through a convenience sampling technique. The results revealed that the majority of the respondents were male (54.0%) with mean age 35.17 years. 51.3% of the respondents indicated that they have had a COVID-19 test done, while a negligible percentage (10.7%) tested positive to COVID -19. Among the respondents, 24.7% and 21.3% experienced change in smell and taste respectively. The study concluded that alterations in taste and smell were the most commonly reported oral symptoms and recommended prompt accessible COVID-19 testing for individuals presenting with suggestive oral symptoms, particularly changes in taste and smell.
Keywords: COVID-19, healthworkers, oral symptoms, pandemic, smell and taste