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Revista de Enfermagem Referência
Print version ISSN 0874-0283On-line version ISSN 2182-2883
Abstract
AGUIAR, Bianca Fontana et al. COVID-19 protective measures from the perspective of health professionals: Cross-sectional and analytical study. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2023, vol.serVI, n.2, e22061. Epub June 01, 2023. ISSN 0874-0283. https://doi.org/10.12707/rvi22061.
Background:
The use of protective measures by health professionals may be associated with COVID-19 prevention.
Objective:
To analyze how health professionals use COVID-19 protective measures in a hospital complex in a Brazilian capital city.
Methodology:
Descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of health professionals working in the fight against COVID-19. Data were collected through an online interview, with a structured questionnaire on their socio-occupational profile and use of COVID-19 protective measures. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests, and odds ratio.
Results:
Of the 104 participants, 57.7% were nurses, 66.7% had training in COVID-19 prevention at the workplace and tested negative for COVID-19 (p = 0.006), 59.2% reported availability and use of personal protective equipment (p = 0.05) and were not infected; 37.5% of professionals who used protective measures in aerosol-generating procedures tested negative for COVID-19.
Conclusion:
Protective measures reduced health professionals’ exposure to the risks of COVID-19 infection.
Keywords : pandemic; COVID-19; professional practice; health behavior; occupational health; health personnel.
