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Rational use of face mask in a tertiary care hospital setting during COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study.

Sakshi Supehia1, Vanya Singh2, Twinkle Sharma1, Meenakshi Khapre3, Puneet Kumar Gupta4.   

Abstract

Masks play a role in the protection of health-care workers (HCWs) from acquiring respiratory infections, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in health-care settings. This observational study was conducted among 382 HCWs in a tertiary care setting over a period of 1 month. Descriptive analysis was done to assess the rational and recommended use of masks/respirators during COVID-19 pandemic using a structured observation checklist as a survey tool. A total of 374 HCWs were included, 64.9% of whom were using face masks rationally as mentioned per risk area categorization with a predominance of triple-layered mask during all 4 weeks. Overall, 64.1% used masks correctly. Clear guidelines and strategies can help to increase the compliance of HCWs with rational use of face masks.

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Keywords:  COVID-19; Compliance; coronavirus; masks; pandemic; rational

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Year:  2020        PMID： 32496260     DOI： 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_493_20

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Indian J Public Health        ISSN： 0019-557X


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8.  Effectiveness of Video-Based Online Training for Health Care Workers to Prevent COVID-19 Infection: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Level Institute, Uttarakhand, India.

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