id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-297941-7yut9vt4 Haq, M. Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of SARS CoV-2 in Health Care Workers of Tertiary-Care Hospitals in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 2020-09-30 .txt text/plain 2709 210 61 In the recent past many studies from the developed countries have been published on the prevalence of SARS CoV2 antibodies and the risk factors of COVID 19 in healthcare-workers but little is known from developing countries. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on prevalence of SARS CoV2 antibody and risk factors for seropositivity in HCWs in tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Pakistan. To our knowledge this is the first study of assessing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies of HCWs form both public and private tertiary care hospitals in Peshawar, Pakistan. To our knowledge this is the first study on prevalence of SARS CoV-2 antibodies in HCW of tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan. The risk of becoming positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies did not increase with history of direct contact with COVID patients within or outside the hospital. ./cache/cord-297941-7yut9vt4.txt ./txt/cord-297941-7yut9vt4.txt