Education of healthcare personnel working with pediatric patients during covid-19 pandemic within the framework of infection control [Covid-19 pandemisinde enfeksiyon kontrol çalışmaları çerçevesinde çocuk hastalarla çalışan sağlık personeli eğitimi]

dc.contributor.authorOygar P.D.
dc.contributor.authorBüyükçam A.
dc.contributor.authorBal Z.Ş.
dc.contributor.authorDalgıç N.
dc.contributor.authorBozdemir Ş.E.
dc.contributor.authorKarbuz A.
dc.contributor.authorUygun H.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T20:56:48Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T20:56:48Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractObjective: In the early stages of any epidemic caused by new emerging pathogens healthcare personnel is subject to a great risk. Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, proved to be no exception. Many healthcare workers died in the early stages of pandemic due to inadequate precautions and insufficient protection. It is essential to protect and maintain the safety of healthcare personnel for the confinement of pandemic as well as continuity of qualified healthcare services which is already under strain. Educating healthcare personnel on appropiate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is as essential as procuring them. Material and Methods: A survey is conducted on 4927 healthcare personnel working solely with pediatric patients from 32 different centers. Education given on PPE usage were questioned and analyzed depending on age, sex, occupation and region. Results: Among four thousand nine hundred twelve healthcare personnel from 32 different centers 91% (n= 4457) received education on PPE usage. Of those who received education only 36% was given both theoretical and applied education. Although there was no differences among different occupation groups, receiving education depended on regions. Conclusion: It is essential to educate healthcare personnel appropiately nationwidely for the continuity of qualified healthcare services during the pandemic. © 2020, AVES. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5578/ced.202061
dc.identifier.endpagee180en_US
dc.identifier.issn1307-1068
dc.identifier.issn1307-1068en_US
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85101432632en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpagee175en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5578/ced.202061
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/71375
dc.identifier.volume14en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAVESen_US
dc.relation.ispartofCocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare personnelen_US
dc.subjectPersonal protectionen_US
dc.titleEducation of healthcare personnel working with pediatric patients during covid-19 pandemic within the framework of infection control [Covid-19 pandemisinde enfeksiyon kontrol çalışmaları çerçevesinde çocuk hastalarla çalışan sağlık personeli eğitimi]en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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