Compliance and knowledge of health professionals regarding airborne precautions
| Autor: | Hélio Júnior Galdino, Lílian Kelly de Oliveira Lopes, Moníque Lopes de Souza, Luzinéia Vieira dos Santos, Ana clara Ferreira Veiga Tipple |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Rev Rene, Vol 16, Iss 4 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2175-6783 1517-3852 |
| DOI: | 10.15253/2175-6783.2015000400008 |
| Popis: | Objective: to assess compliance to measures regarding airborne precautions, as well as knowledge about the application of these measures among health professionals of a service specialized in the care of patients with tuberculosis. Methods: an observational cross-sectional study, which evaluated compliance opportunities through observation (n=143) and knowledge through a questionnaire (76). Results: the door of the isolation areas remained open at 13.3%. The wards had high filtration filter, but in 60.9% of observations this was off. As for the mask, 99.3% of health professionals used it before entering the isolation area and 58.7% kept the same mask after leaving. Responses from professionals about airborne precautions characterized little knowledge about these measures. Conclusion: continuing education campaigns to raise awareness can be adopted to increase the compliance to airborne precautions and reduce the risk of occupational exposure. |
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