Barriers and Factors Affecting Personal Protective Equipment Usage in St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Northern Uganda
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Date
2017
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East and Central African Journal of Surgery
Abstract
Background: To protect health workers (HCWs) from risky occupation exposure, CDC
developed the universal precautions (Ups) including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs).
However compliance to it by HCWs has remained poor even in high-risk clinical situation.
The objective of this study was to identify and describe the factors that influence a HCWs’
decision to wear PPEs and the barriers that exist in preventing their use
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in the St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in all
the wards to collected quantitative information as well as qualitative and observational
data on PPE use
Results: Out of the total 59 respondents, 2% do not know the purpose of PPE, 23.7% do not
know how to don and doff PPEs, 13.6% do not use PPE even when indicated and 10% are
not using an appropriate PPE. The main barriers relates to poor fitting and weak domestic
gloves, few of aprons, frequent stock out and inadequate PPE as well as lack of training in
PPE
Conclusion: This study provides a baseline for measuring the effectiveness of interventions
to improve compliance.
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Equipment Usage, Northern Uganda
Citation
Okello, T. R., Kansime, K., Odora, J., Apio, J. A., & Pecorella, I. (2017). Barriers and factors affecting personal protective equipment usage in St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Northern Uganda. East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 22(1), 59-65.