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ArticleCureus2023

Adverse Effects Faced by Healthcare Workers While Using Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad.

Rosy Laxmidhar, Chetna Desai, Prakruti Patel, Fehmida Laxmidhar

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rosy LaxmidharInfectious Diseases, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy (BJ) Medical College, Civil Hospital Asarwa, Ahmedabad, IND.
Chetna DesaiPharmacology, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy (BJ) Medical College, Civil Hospital Asarwa, Ahmedabad, IND.
Prakruti PatelPharmacology, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy (BJ) Medical College, Civil Hospital Asarwa, Ahmedabad, IND.
Fehmida LaxmidharInfectious Diseases, Smt. Nathiba Hargovandas Lakhmichand (NHL) Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, IND.
B. J. Medical College & Sassoon Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) were compelled to use personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent cross-transmission. One of the most significant challenges in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic is the consistent and effective use of PPE to avoid staff exposure and infection. This study aimed to detect and evaluate the adverse effects of PPE and determine the associated risk factors. Methodology This cross-sectional study included 186 randomly selected HCWs at Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, from May 2022 to July 2022. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection, and data analysis was done using descriptive statistics. Results PPE-related adverse effects were noted among 147 HCWs, with a prevalence of 79.03%. Data analysis showed that factors significantly associated with PPE adverse effects in HCWs were age group 20-40 years (chi-squared (χ

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adverse effectscovid-19healthcare workerpandemic challengespersonal protective equipmentppeskin involvement

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PMID37273298
PMCPMC10237251
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