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Abstract
Background
Although healthcare personnel often face hazardous working conditions with potential exposures to a variety of toxic and infectious agents, adherence to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) protocols is quite low. Proper utilization of PPE safeguards health care providers from hazardous working conditions and increases patients' safety. However, there is a shortage of relevant studies yet to address this gap, especially in sub-Saharan regions.
Objective
The objective of the study was to determine knowledge, attitude, and practice on personal protective equipment utilization among healthcare workers.
Methods
An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among the participants selected using a simple random sampling technique. A logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify the associated factors.
Result
The practice of PPE utilization was 78.2%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed educational status, marital status, overcrowding of the working department, and supply of PPE as independent predictors of KAP of PPE utilization.
Conclusion
Knowledge about PPE utilization was good; however, the practice of PPE utilization was low. Decreasing the workload of healthcare workers and improving PPE supply are demanded to boost the utilization of PPE.
背景虽然医护人员经常面临危险的工作环境，有可能接触到各种有毒和传染性病原体，但他们对个人防护设备（PPE）规范的遵守率却很低。正确使用个人防护设备可保护医护人员免受危险工作环境的影响，并提高患者的安全。本研究的目的是了解医护人员对个人防护设备使用的知识、态度和实践情况。研究方法：本研究采用简单随机抽样技术，对机构参与者进行横断面研究。结果 使用个人防护设备的比例为 78.2%。多变量逻辑回归分析显示，教育状况、婚姻状况、工作部门拥挤程度和个人防护设备的供应情况是个人防护设备使用率 KAP 的独立预测因素。要提高个人防护设备的使用率，就必须减轻医护人员的工作量并改善个人防护设备的供应。
期刊介绍：
International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences (IJANS) is an international scientific journal published by Elsevier. The broad-based journal was founded on two key tenets, i.e. to publish the most exciting research with respect to the subjects of Nursing and Midwifery in Africa, and secondly, to advance the international understanding and development of nursing and midwifery in Africa, both as a profession and as an academic discipline. The fully refereed journal provides a forum for all aspects of nursing and midwifery sciences, especially new trends and advances. The journal call for original research papers, systematic and scholarly review articles, and critical papers which will stimulate debate on research, policy, theory or philosophy of nursing as related to nursing and midwifery in Africa, technical reports, and short communications, and which will meet the journal''s high academic and ethical standards. Manuscripts of nursing practice, education, management, and research are encouraged. The journal values critical scholarly debate on issues that have strategic significance for educators, practitioners, leaders and policy-makers of nursing and midwifery in Africa. The journal publishes the highest quality scholarly contributions reflecting the diversity of nursing, and is also inviting international scholars who are engaged with nursing and midwifery in Africa to contribute to the journal. We will only publish work that demonstrates the use of rigorous methodology as well as by publishing papers that highlight the theoretical underpinnings of nursing and midwifery as it relates to the Africa context.
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