Prevención en la transmisión de Coronavirus-19: ¿qué tan preparado está el personal de salud en Chile?
Rev. méd. Chile
;
148(11)nov. 2020.
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-1389255
ABSTRACT
Background:
COVID-19 is highly transmissible, thus requiring strict measures to prevent its propagation.Aim:
To report a survey about self-reported adherence to recommendations aimed to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, among health care personnel. Material andMethods:
A cross-sectional survey among health professionals about adherence to recommendations to prevent COVID-19 transmission was carried out in a public hospital in Chile. The survey had 11 questions and was developed using Delphi methodology, according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control.Results:
The survey was answered by 137 of 155 invited workers. Hand washing, use of personal protection equipment, use of the elbow or tissue to sneeze, out-of-hospital hand washing and exclusive use of the uniform in the hospital, had an adherence of over 90%. The adherence to face touching avoidance during working hours, and face mask use in the public areas, was over 50%. No statistical differences were observed between gender or professionals.Conclusions:
The adherence reported by health care workers was adequate in most of the evaluated recommendations.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
COVID-19
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
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