Publications by authors named "Lia Sanodze"
Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) have suffered considerable morbidity and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Few data on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) are available from middle-income countries in the WHO European Region. We evaluated primary series COVID-19 VE against laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 among HCWs in Georgia.
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- In Georgia, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for health workers began on March 15, 2021, with only 17.9% (274 out of 1533) receiving one dose by July 2021.
- Key factors influencing vaccination included age (especially those over 40), belief in vaccine effectiveness, and prior vaccination for seasonal flu, while previous COVID-19 infection decreased likelihood of vaccination.
- Non-physician health workers, such as nurses and administrative staff, were less likely to get vaccinated, indicating a need for targeted communication strategies to boost vaccine uptake among these groups.
Core components of infection prevention and control programs at the facility level in Georgia: key challenges and opportunities.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
February 2021
Background: The Georgia Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs is working to strengthen its Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Program, but until recently has lacked an assessment of performance gaps and implementation challenges faced by hospital staff.
Methods: In 2018, health care hospitals were assessed using a World Health Organization (WHO) adapted tool aimed at implementing the WHO's IPC Core Components. The study included site assessments at 41 of Georgia's 273 hospitals, followed by structured interviews with 109 hospital staff, validation observations of IPC practices, and follow up document reviews.
Background: Brucellosis is an endemic disease in the country of Georgia. According to the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia (NCDC), the average annual number of brucellosis cases was 161 during 2008-2012. However, the true number of cases is thought to be higher due to underreporting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Brucellosis is considered as endemic zoonotic disease in the country of Georgia. However, the burden of the disease on a household level is not known. Therefore, this study sought to determine the benefits of active surveillance coupled to serological screening for the early detection of brucellosis among close contacts of brucellosis cases.
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