Health hazards related to using masks and/or personal protective equipment among physicians working in public hospitals in Dhaka: A cross-sectional study

R Mahmud, KMNI Joy, MA Rassel, FB Monayem… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Wearing masks or personal protective equipment (PPE) has become an
integral part of the occupational life of physicians due to the coronavirus disease 2019 …

A web survey to assess the use efficacy of personnel protective materials among allied health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic at North-East India

RP Kotian, M Debnath, Zosangliani, B D'souza… - medRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
The rising pandemic is resulting in increased usage of personnel protective equipment in
the hospital and community. The efficient and effective use of appropriate personal …

Rational use of face mask in a tertiary care hospital setting during COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study

S Supehia, V Singh, T Sharma, M Khapre… - Indian journal of public …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Masks play a role in the protection of health-care workers (HCWs) from acquiring respiratory
infections, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in health-care settings. This …

Occupational prevention of COVID-19 among healthcare workers in primary healthcare settings: compliance and perceived effectiveness of personal protective …

MTTA Alah, S Abdeen, N Selim, E Tayar… - Journal of Patient …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives It is crucial for healthcare workers (HCWs) to comply with infection prevention
and control precautions such as the appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) …

[PDF][PDF] Prolonged Use of Protective Masks Induced Facial Skin Injury in Primary Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

AM Yapanto, AR Isnaeni, KA Lestari… - Indonesian Journal of …, 2022 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT COVID-19 transmission necessitates health workers to use personal protective
equipment (PPE), especially protective masks when delivering medical services. Long-term …

Prevalence of physical and psychological impacts of wearing personal protective equipment on health care workers during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta …

K Radha, G George, A Varghese… - Indian Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the use of personal protective
equipment (PPE) among the frontline health care workers (HCWs). Even though PPE helps …

Prevalence of dermatological, oral and neurological problems due to face mask use during COVID-19 and its associated factors among the health care workers of …

S Chowdhury, S Roy, MA Iktidar, S Rahman, MM Liza… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background When caring for COVID-19 patients, using personal protective equipment (PPE)
may significantly lower the risk of infection of health care workers (HCWs). However …

[HTML][HTML] Adverse effects faced by healthcare workers while using personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic in Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad

R Laxmidhar, C Desai, P Patel, F Laxmidhar - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) were compelled to use personal protective
equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent cross-transmission. One of the …

Access and use experience of personal protective equipment among frontline healthcare workers in Pakistan during the COVID-19 emergency: a cross-sectional study

M Hakim, FA Khattak, S Muhammad, M Ismail… - Health …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Healthcare workers are at the highest risk of contracting novel coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) and, therefore, require constant protection. This study assesses access to …

Compliance on the use of different types of face mask by healthcare workers and general public in tertiary care hospital of RMU during COVID-19 pandemic

S Sarfraz, MR Raza, K Aziz, M Umar… - Journal of Rawalpindi …, 2020 - journalrmc.com
Objective: To determine the compliance on the use of different types of facemask among
HCWs, patients and the general public in different hospital settings of tertiary care hospital of …