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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 53-59 |
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Awareness about donning and doffing of personal protective equipment among doctors working in a fever clinic of West Bengal
Ankita Mishra1, Vineeta Shukla1, Ripan Saha1, Kuntala Ray2, Raghunath Misra2, Mausumi Basu2
1 Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Community Medicine, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Kuntala Ray
Department of Community Medicine, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/kleuhsj.kleuhsj_269_20
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Background: Fever clinics were established across the country for screening of patients suggestive of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). The doctors posted in these clinics were provided with personal protective equipment (PPE) for their protection. Improper use of these equipment may result in infection.
Objectives: The objective is to assess the awareness of doctors posted at fever clinic regarding donning and doffing of PPE.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out from May to June 2020 on doctors posted at the fever clinic of Sambhunath Pandit Hospital, Kolkata by census method using a predesigned, pretested structured questionnaire (Google form). Statistical analysis was done with the help of appropriate statistical software.
Results: None of the doctors working in the fever clinic had adequate knowledge regarding steps of donning and doffing of PPE while 77.4% doctors did not know the correct steps of maintaining hand hygiene. Still the percentage of participants with satisfactory knowledge and satisfactory attitude regarding PPE was 84.9% and 62.3%, respectively.
Conclusions: This study suggests that there is a need for active training of the study population in order to effectively protect them from COVID-19. |
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