确定护士对东部省实施的COVID-19协议有效性的看法:沙特阿拉伯
Afnan Aljaffary1, Tahani Al Elaiwi1, Noot AlOtaibi1
1Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Frontiers in public health
|January 22, 2024
概括
沙特阿拉伯的护士通常遵守COVID-19协议,包括手部卫生和PPE使用. 诸如经验和班次长度等因素影响了对预防措施的遵守.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染病流行病学 传染病流行病学
- 医疗保健管理的管理
背景情况:
- COVID-19 流行病对全球健康和经济产生了重大影响.
- 了解医疗保健工作者 (HCW) 的看法对于有效的流行病应对至关重要.
- 世卫组织的协议指导医疗保健工作者和卫生系统在管理COVID-19时.
研究的目的:
- 评估护士的感知,意识和遵守COVID-19协议.
- 确定影响护士遵守预防措施的因素.
主要方法:
- 在沙特阿拉伯东部省份,对141名护士进行了一项定量,横截面的调查.
- 收集的数据包括人口统计数据,专业经验和遵守特定的COVID-19预防行为.
主要成果:
- 大多数护士表现出对手部消毒,社交距离和适当的PPE使用的坚持.
- 根据人口统计数据,遵守规则有所不同:女性更倾向于避免握手,沙特国民更倾向于握手.
- 年龄在25-40岁以下的护士和非沙特护士表现出更好的穿戴/脱衣实践. 较长的工作轮班 (>8h) 与更好的个人防护设备坚持相关.
结论:
- 了解护士对COVID-19协议的看法对于有针对性的干预和改善合规是必不可少的.
- 提高护理人员的准备,知识和态度对于疫情期间的患者和公共安全至关重要.
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