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The government of Nigeria ordered closure of schools to slow the spread of COVID-19 when the pandemic hit the country. About 5 months into the outbreak, secondary schools have been reopened to allow students to write their terminal examinations. Many state governments and school owners are fumigating their schools as a way of disinfecting the school environment and ensuring safe resumption of academic activities. We discuss the undue attention given to fumigation in this instance and stress the importance of addressing more beneficial and sustainable strategies to prevent COVID-19 in Nigerian schools.
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Betacoronavirus/patogenicidade , Infecções por Coronavirus/epidemiologia , Infecções por Coronavirus/prevenção & controle , Desinfecção/métodos , Fumigação/métodos , Controle de Infecções/métodos , Pandemias/prevenção & controle , Pneumonia Viral/epidemiologia , Pneumonia Viral/prevenção & controle , COVID-19 , Criança , Infecções por Coronavirus/diagnóstico , Infecções por Coronavirus/transmissão , Desinfecção/ética , Desinfecção/organização & administração , Feminino , Fômites/virologia , Fumigação/ética , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Humanos , Controle de Infecções/organização & administração , Masculino , Nigéria/epidemiologia , Pneumonia Viral/diagnóstico , Pneumonia Viral/transmissão , Distância Psicológica , Quarentena/métodos , Quarentena/organização & administração , SARS-CoV-2 , Instituições Acadêmicas , EstudantesRESUMO
We conducted a study using a face-to-face survey to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices of environmental service workers (ESWs) concerning routine cleaning and disinfection at 3 tertiary hospitals in China. There were 115 (89.1%) respondents who agreed that environmental cleaning can contribute to keep patients safe, whereas 63 (48.8%) reported they were very willing to make cleaning practices better. Only 15 (11.6%) ESWs agreed they were in risk of nosocomial infections during daily cleaning. Our findings suggest that the level of ESWs' knowledge regarding cleaning practices was passable, but the awareness of occupational safety and health was weak. There is a need to introduce sustained education and training aimed at ESWs.
