Analysis of factors related to health personnel compliance with the use of personal protection equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The role of infection prevention and control practices using personal protective equipment (PPE) is very important, especially for health workers who work on the front lines. Health workers, especially in the emergency room, are required to wear eye protection, head coverings, N95 masks or the equivalent, disposable gloves, boots and gowns that cover from head to toe. This study aims to determine what factors are related to the compliance of health workers in the use of PPE in the emergency room. The research design used a correlational research method with a cross sectional approach. The population of this study were Health Workers in the Emergency Room Dr. Ramelan Naval Central Hospital Surabaya as many as 75 people, the sample size is 75 people using total sampling analyzed using chi square correlation. The independent variables are age, years of service, workload and knowledge. The dependent variable is the Compliance of Health Workers in the use of PPE. The instrument uses a questionnaire. The results of the study showed that there was a relationship between age, working period, workload and knowledge with the compliance of health workers in using PPE in the Emergency Room Dr. Ramelan Naval Central Hospital Surabaya.