Assessment Knowledge Attitude And Practice Regarding Personal Protective Equipment Of Covid-19 Among Nurses Working In Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital Operation Room And Intensive Care Unit Addis Ababa Ethiopia.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spreadrnbetween people through direct, indirect, or close contact with infected people via mouth andrnnose secretions. Facility cleaning, regular and proper handwashing, respiratory hygiene andrnetiquette, advice on national travel, emphasis on staying at home for infection containment,rnevents and meeting arrangement rules, case notification and management, and proper usernof face masks are the prevention methods of this pandemic. PPE is a physical barrier wornrnby HCWs to prevent spreading of a pathogen from either a suspected or confirmed case orrna pathologic specimen. rnObjective: To assess level of knowledge, attitude and practices and associated factors ofrnIntensive care unit and operation rooms nurse’s towards use of personal protectivernequipment to prevent COVID-19 in Tikur Anbesa Specialized hospital, Addis Ababa,rnEthiopia. rnMethod: A cross sectional study was conducted between September and November 2020rnamong 113 nurse professionals working in TASH OR and ICU department. Data was collectedrnusing self-administered structured questionnaire. Data entry, analysis and quality of datarnwere maintained by SPSS version 25 software. Level of statistical significance was set atrnp

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