KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF HEALTH WORKERS WITH THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

Abstract

Background: The use of personal protective equipment is an effort to create occupational safety and health for health workers in puskesmas. Personal protective equipment is an alternative preventive measure for health workers in protecting themselves from the risk of disease transmission during interactions with patients. Knowledge and attitudes are predisposing factors that drive the behavior of health workers in the use of APD. Research objective: to determine the relationship between the knowledge and attitudes of health workers and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (APD) at the Winong Health Center. Methods: research with a cross-sectional design, the population of all health workers at the Winong Health Center was 32 people, the sample was taken using the total sampling method. The research measurement tools are knowledge questionnaires, attitudes and observation sheets. Data analysis used the Spearman Rank test. The results of the study: Most of the health workers' knowledge about the use of PPE at the Winong Health Center had good knowledge as much as 62.5%, the attitude of the health workers about the use of APD mostly had a positive attitude as much as 87.5%, most of the use of APD among health workers at the Winong Health Center 71.9% adherence in using APD, there is a relationship between the knowledge of health workers and the use of APD (p-value = 0.000), and there is a relationship between the attitude of health workers and the use of PPE (p-value = 0.000). Conclusion: There is a relationship between the knowledge and attitudes of health workers and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (APD) at the Winong Health Center.