Adherence to non-pharmacological preventive measures among healthcare workers in a middle-income country during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: hospital and community setting

Autor: Silvia Figueiredo Costa, Sebastian Vernal, Pedro Giavina-Bianchi, Carlos Henrique Mesquita Peres, Lanuse G.D. dos Santos, Roseli E.B. Santos, Rita C.C. Santos, Maria Cristina P.B. Francisco, Fatima M. Satie, Ligia M. dal Secco, Aline Pivetta Cora, Carolina Lazari dos santos, Alberto Jose da Silva Duarte, Eloisa Silva Dutra de Oliveira Bonfá, Antonio Jose Perreira, Ester Cedeira Sabino, Aluisio Cotrin Segurado, Anna Sara Levin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: American Journal of Infection Control
ISSN: 1527-3296
0196-6553
Popis: This study assessed, using a self-reported questionnaire, the adherence to PPE (mask, gowns, and gloves) at the workplace, as well as to non-pharmacological preventive measures (NPPM) (physical distance defined as hardly ever and/or never approaches other people within 1.5 meters, social isolation as leaving home less than once a week, hand hygiene was defined as performing hand hygiene ≥ 6 times per period, and adherence to the use of a mask outside of the workplace was defined as on all outings and hardly ever and/or never removes the mask) outside of the workplace among 1,296 health care workers (HCWs), including if NPPM adherence was associated with COVID-19 in HCWs. High adherence to PPE was independently associated with younger age, professional category, work in an area of direct patient assistance; use of public transportation, or adherence to NPPM outside of the workplace.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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