de Mesquita Leonel Lucas Smith, Caldas Arlene de Jesus Mendes, Soeiro Vanessa Moreira da Silva, Gomes Sâmea Cristina Santos, Ferreira Thais Furtado
Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) - São Luís (MA), Brazil.
Departamento de Saúde Pública, UFMA - São Luís (MA), Brazil.
Rev Bras Med Trab. 2021 Feb 11;18(3):322-329. doi: 10.47626/1679-4435-2020-567.
Personal protective equipment creates a protective barrier for mucous membranes, airways, and skin in situations with possible exposure to biological material.
To analyze temporal trends in the use of personal protective equipment at the time of accidental exposure to biological materials in Brazilian health care workers.
This was an ecological time series study of the use of personal protective equipment in health professionals who experienced accidental exposure to biological materials. Data were analyzed by region and federal unit, as well as in the country as a whole. Temporal trends were investigated using Prais-Winsten regression models with calendar year as the independent variable.
The use of personal protective equipment increased by 4.62% at a national level. Increases were also observed in all regions of the country. Temporal trends within federal units, however, showed significant heterogeneity.
Though the use of personal protective equipment increased in the country as a whole, the rate of change varied widely between federal units. These findings highlight the need for changes in public policy and the implementation of permanent education programs for health care professionals, especially in regions with lower or stable rates of personal protective equipment use.
在可能接触生物材料的情况下，个人防护装备可为黏膜、气道和皮肤建立防护屏障。
分析巴西医护人员意外接触生物材料时个人防护装备使用情况的时间趋势。
这是一项针对意外接触生物材料的卫生专业人员个人防护装备使用情况的生态时间序列研究。数据按地区和联邦单位以及全国整体进行分析。使用以日历年为自变量的普赖斯-温斯坦回归模型研究时间趋势。
在国家层面，个人防护装备的使用增加了4.62%。在该国所有地区也都观察到了增长。然而，各联邦单位内部的时间趋势显示出显著的异质性。
尽管全国范围内个人防护装备的使用有所增加，但各联邦单位之间的变化率差异很大。这些发现凸显了公共政策变革的必要性以及对医护人员实施永久性教育计划的必要性，尤其是在个人防护装备使用率较低或稳定的地区。
