AWARENESS AND PRACTICES OF INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES AMONG HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine | ||
| Article 3, Volume 46, Issue 2, May 2022, Pages 37-52 PDF (616.03 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2022.237270 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed AM1; Anwar MM1; Elmaghwery AM2; Khalil DM* 1 | ||
| 1Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, | ||
| 2Department of Family and Community Health, Faculty of Nursing, Damietta University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: Health care providers (HCPs) are at the frontline of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are thus exposed to threats that place them at the risk of infection. The increased risk of COVID-19 nosocomial transmission can result from poor awareness among HCPs and inadequate infection control practices. Aim of Work: To appraise awareness of coronavirus COVID-19 infection control (IC) and practices of infection control measures among health care providers (HCPs) in Beni- Suef governorate, Egypt. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study of 477 HCPs was done using a structured questionnaire. In Google forms a questionnaire was created, and connection was shared with HCP’s WhatsApp and Facebook groups. In the investigators’ contact lists the connection was also shared directly with HCPs. The questionnaire was divided into 3 parts to assess participants socio-demographics, awareness about the disease , infection prevention and control practices against COVID-19.Results: Among the participants; 69.2% were females, and the mean age of the group was 31.5±7.6 years with a mean professional experience of 8.2±7 years (50.7% had <6 years experience). The level of satisfactory awareness and practices about COVID-19 disease was reported in 67.5.6% and 75.3% of participants, respectively. Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis showed that; regular training in IC was the only factor increasing the probability of satisfactory awareness and practices (p-value <0.001, OR, 95% CI; 3.69, 2.39:5.71 and p-value=0.001, OR, 95%CI; 2.29, 1.43:3.67). HCPs with >6 years work experience had three times satisfactory practice level compared to their ≤6 years experience peers (p-value=0.004, OR, 95%CI; 2.81, 1.4:5.9). Conclusion and Recommendations: Awareness and practice scores among HCPs in Beni-Suef Governorate, Egypt were satisfactory with a need towards improving the donning and doffing practices of their personal protective equipment (PPE). Effective infection control measures, including frequent skillbased training and continuous professional development would enhance competent practices of infection control for all categories of HCPs. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Awareness; Practices; COVID-19; Health care providers | ||
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