Factors associated with use of personal protective equipment by health care professionals who suffered accidents with biological materials in the State of Maranhão, Brazil

Health care professionals are at high risk for work accidents; within this context, personal protective equipment (PPE) acts as a barrier and affords protection in any situation of potential exposure to biological materials. To analyze associated factors and determine the frequency of adherence to u...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho 2017, Vol.15 (4), p.340-349
Main Authors: Corrêa, Luciana BarrosoDias, Gomes, Sâmea Cristina Santos, Ferreira, Thais Furtado, Caldas, Arlenede Jesus Mendes
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Language:English
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Summary:Health care professionals are at high risk for work accidents; within this context, personal protective equipment (PPE) acts as a barrier and affords protection in any situation of potential exposure to biological materials. To analyze associated factors and determine the frequency of adherence to use of PPE by health care professionals from the state of Maranhão who suffered sharps injuries at work. A cross-sectional epidemiological and analytical study based on secondary data from the System of Information on Notifiable Diseases (Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação - SINAN) was performed with health care professionals who suffered sharps injuries from 2010 to 2015. Unadjusted analysis was performed first and then hierarchical adjusted analysis with adherence to use of PPE as response variable. Only variables with p
ISSN:1679-4435
2447-0147
DOI:10.5327/Z1679443520170089