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Assessment of Perceived Compliance and Barriers to Personal Protective Equipment Use Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Second Wave Surge: “Walk to Talk” Cross-Sectional Correlational Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2021

Eman F. Badran ,
Samiha Jarrah ,
Rami Masadeh ,
Alhanoof Al hammad ,
Rana Al Shimi ,
Samar Salhout ,
Nada Al wahabi ,
Mira Al Jaberi ,
Abdallah Rayyan  and
Thaira Madi
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Eman F. Badran*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Samiha Jarrah
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
Rami Masadeh
Affiliation:
Department of Community Health, School of Nursing, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
Alhanoof Al hammad
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Rana Al Shimi
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Samar Salhout
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Nada Al wahabi
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Mira Al Jaberi
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Abdallah Rayyan
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Thaira Madi
Affiliation:
Department of Accreditation, Healthcare Accreditation Council, Amman, Jordan
Samar Hassan
Affiliation:
Department of Accreditation, Healthcare Accreditation Council, Amman, Jordan
*
Corresponding author: Eman F. Badran, Emails: e.badran@ju.edu.jo, emanfbadran@gmail.com.
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Abstract

Objective:

This study aimed at investigating HCWs’ perceptions of PPE compliance and barriers, as well as influencing factors, in order to develop methods to combat the rise in their infection rates.

Methods:

During the ‘second wave’ surge, a cross-sectional correlational analysis was conducted over a 1-month period. It consists of HCWs from various hospital sectors that admit COVID-19 patients using an online self-administered predesigned tool.

Results:

Out of the 285 recruited participants, 36.1% had previously been diagnosed with COVID-19. Around 71% received training on PPE use. The perceived compliance was good for (PPE) usage (mean 2.60 ± 1.10). A significant higher compliance level was correlated with previous diagnosis with COVID-19, working with patients diagnosed with COVID-19, and having a direct contact with a family member older than 45 years old (P < 0.01). The main perceived barriers to the use of PPEs were unavailability of full PPEs (35%), interference with their ability to provide patient care (29%), not enough time to comply with the rigors of PPEs (23.2%) and working in emergency situations (22.5%). With regards to perceived barriers, those working with patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and those who reported having a direct contact with a family member older than 45 years old showed significantly higher level of barriers.

Conclusion:

A series of measures, including prioritization of PPE acquisition, training, and monitoring to guarantee appropriate resources for IPC, are necessary to reduce transmission.

Keywords

barrierscomplianceCOVID-19healthcare workerspersonal protective equipment
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e45
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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