Education of Healthcare Personnel Working with Pediatric Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic within the Framework of Infection Control
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Authors: PEMBE DERİN OYGAR, AYŞE BÜYÜKCAM, Zümrüt ŞAHBUDAK BAL, NAZAN DALGIÇ, ŞEFİKA ELMAS BOZDEMİR, ADEM KARBUZ, BENHUR ŞİRVAN ÇETİN, YALÇIN KARA, CEREN ÇETİN, NEVİN HATİPOĞLU, HATİCE UYGUN, FATMA DENİZ AYGÜN, SELDA HANÇERLİ TÖRÜN, DİCLE ŞENER OKUR, DİLEK YILMAZ ÇİFTDOĞAN, TUĞÇE TURAL KARA, AYSUN YAHŞİ, ARİFE ÖZER, SEVİLYA ÖCAL DEMİR, GÜLŞEN AKKOÇ, CANSU TURAN, ENES SALI, SEMRA ŞEN, EMİNE HAFİZE ERDENİZ, SONER SERTAN KARA, MELİKE EMİROĞLU, TUĞBA ERAT, HACER AKTÜRK, SİBEL LAÇİNEL GÜRLEVİK, MURAT SÜTÇÜ, ZEYNEP GÖKÇE GAYRETLİ AYDIN, BAŞAK YILDIZ ATİKAN, EDANUR YEŞİL, GİZEM GÜNER ÖZENEN, EMEL ÇELEBİ, KADİR EFE, DİDEM KIZMAZ İŞANÇLI, HABİBE SELVER DURMUŞ, SEHER TEKELİ, AYŞE KARAARSLAN, LİDA BÜLBÜL, HABİP ALMİŞ, ÖZGE KABA, YILDIZ EKEMEN KELEŞ, BAHADIR YAZICIOĞLU, ŞERİFE BAHTİYAR OĞUZ, HÜSNÜ FAHRİ OVALI, HAZAL HELİN DOĞAN, SOLMAZ ÇELEBİ, DENİZ ÇAKIR, BURCUGÜL KARASULU, GÜLSÜM ALKAN, İREM YENİDOĞAN, DORUK GÜL, BURCU PARILTAN KÜÇÜKALİOĞLU, Gülhadiye AVCU, MUSA GÜREL KUKUL, MELİS BİLEN, BELMA YAŞAR, TUĞBA ÜSTÜN, ÖMER KILIÇ, YASEMİN AKIN, SİNEM ORAL CEBECİ, İBRAHİM HAKAN BUCAK, MEHMET TURGUT, MEHPARE SARI YANARTAŞ, ASLIHAN ŞAHİN, SERTAÇ ARSLANOĞLU, MURAT ELEVLİ, ŞADİYE KÜBRA TÜTER ÖZ, HALİL HATİPOĞLU, İLYAS TOLGA ERKUM, ASUMAN DEMİRBUĞA, TAHA ÖZÇELİK, EMİNE ERGÜL SARI, GÖKHAN AKKUŞ, SADIK SAMİ HATİPOĞLU, ENER ÇAĞRI DİNLEYİCİ, MUSTAFA KEMAL HACIMUSTAFAOĞLU, FERDA ÖZKINAY, Nuri Zafer KURUGÖL, ALİ BÜLENT CENGİZ, AYPER SOMER, HASAN TEZER, ATEŞ KARA
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTION, Refereed Journals of Other Institutions, International, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM), 2020, vol 14, pp 175-180
DOI: 10.5578/ced.202061
Summary
Objective: 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.