COVID-19 protective measures from the perspective of health professionals: Cross-sectional and analytical study

Aguiar, Bianca Fontana; Sarquis, Leila Maria Mansano; Camponogara, Silviamar; Mantovani, Maria de Fátima; Miranda, Fernanda Moura D’Almeida

doi:10.12707/rvi22061

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ISSN 0874-0283 ISSN 2182-2883

AGUIAR, Bianca Fontana et al. COVID-19 protective measures from the perspective of health professionals: Cross-sectional and analytical study. []. , serVI, 2, e22061. 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.

: pandemic; COVID-19; professional practice; health behavior; occupational health; health personnel.

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