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- Title
Factors associated with the use of individual protection equipment by healthcare professionals.
- Authors
de Mesquita, Leonel Lucas Smith; da Silva Soeiro, Vanessa Moreira; Santos Gomes, Sâmea Cristina; Silva, Tereza Cristina; Carnib Nascimento, Camila Evangelista; de Sousa Oliveira, Carlos Amaral; Mendes Caldas, Arlene de Jesus
- Abstract
Objective: to analyze the factors associated with the use of personal protective equipment by health professionals who are victims of work acci¬dents in Brazil. Methods: cross-sectional and analytical study on factors associated with the use of personal protective equipment. Results: in only 27.38% of work accidents, professionals used three or more personal protective equipment at the time of the accident. Being a professional aged ≤ 40 years, having ≤12 years of schooling, working in the capital or metropolitan region, working with a technical occupation, having ≤10 years of work, having an accident with percutaneous exposure, by blood and by sharps, present greater chances of not using personal protective equipment in cases of work accidents. Conclusion: the results can contribute to management plans for the prevention of accidents at work with biological material and adherence to standard precautions, in addition to raising awareness of the importance of accident notifications.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; RESEARCH; WORK experience (Employment); BLOOD; INDUSTRIAL safety; WORK-related injuries; CROSS-sectional method; OCCUPATIONAL exposure; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; STAB wounds; MEDICAL protocols; RESEARCH funding; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE prevalence; PERSONAL protective equipment; VICTIMS; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; EDUCATIONAL attainment
- Publication
Saúde Coletiva, 2022, Vol 12, Issue 83, p12108
- ISSN
1806-3365
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.36489/saudecoletiva.2022v12i83p12100-12115