Personal Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Realities and Perspectives of Healthcare Workers in Latin America.
Adolescent
Adult
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Infections
/ epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Gloves, Protective
Health Personnel
/ psychology
Humans
Latin America
/ epidemiology
Masks
Middle Aged
Pandemics
/ prevention & control
Personal Protective Equipment
/ statistics & numerical data
Pneumonia, Viral
/ epidemiology
Protective Clothing
/ statistics & numerical data
SARS-CoV-2
Safety Management
Young Adult
Latin America
coronavirus
healthcare
safety
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 04 2020
18 04 2020
Historique:
received:
08
04
2020
revised:
14
04
2020
accepted:
15
04
2020
entrez:
25
4
2020
pubmed:
25
4
2020
medline:
30
4
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Healthcare workers exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19) may not have adequate access to personal protective equipment (PPE), safety procedures, and diagnostic protocols. Our objective was to evaluate the reality and perceptions about personal safety among healthcare workers in Latin America. This is a cross-sectional, online survey-based study administered to 936 healthcare professionals in Latin America from 31 March 2020 to 4 April 2020. A 12-item structured questionnaire was developed. A total of 936 healthcare workers completed the online survey. Of them, 899 (95.1%) were physicians, 28 (2.9%) were nurses, and 18 (1.9%) were allied health professionals. Access to protective equipment was as follows: gel hand sanitizer (
Identifiants
pubmed: 32325718
pii: ijerph17082798
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17082798
pmc: PMC7216115
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Evaluation Study
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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