Conocimiento, actitud y práctica preventiva de los trabajadores de la salud sobre el equipo de protección personal durante la pandemia por COVID 19 en un hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Appropriate knowledge, positive attitude, and timely practice of personal protective equipment by health professionals are necessary to acquire protection against COVID- 19 infection. But this area is yet to be explored. Therefore, the objective is to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practice of health workers about personal protective equipment during the COVID 19 pandemic in a hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was applied, technique: online surveys through the Google Form platform among a sample of 315 health workers in a thirdlevel institution specialized in dealing with highly complex cases. The Instrument for data collection is a validated questionnaire comprising four sections (Sociodemographic and work-related information, knowledge, attitude, and practice). Results: The predisposing age of the 315 participants was between 20 and 35 years, with the majority being 62% (n=195) of the female sex. Of them, 88.3% (n=278) have good knowledge, 91.2% (n=287) have a positive attitude and 72.1% (n=227) have good practice in relation to PPE. Conclusion: The findings showed that health workers have good general knowledge, a positive attitude and practice adequate methods of putting on and taking off personal protective equipment.