Factors affecting infection control measures performed by dental workers

Autor: Hsin-Chung Cheng, Yu-Chun Yen, Amy Ming-Fang Yen, Sam Li-Sheng Chen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Dental Sciences, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 722-729 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1991-7902
DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.11.023
Popis: Background/purpose: An understanding of self-protection related factors is important for dental infection control. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with personal self-protection in infection control among dental care workers. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey with self-report questionnaire was conducted between Jan and Dec, 2018.275 dentists and 298 dental assistants were enrolled from randomly selected dental care settings. Results: Compliance with wearing hair caps, facial masks, and hand washing is not as high as oral masks and gloves (over 90%). For dentists, the level of clinical setting (aOR = 3.1, P
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