Compliance Of Workers Research Articles

Healthcare workers’ compliance with the catheter associated urinary tract infection prevention guidelines: an observational study in Yemen

BackgroundCatheter-associated urinary tract infection is a global problem but it can be prevented with the appropriate implementation of evidence-based guidelines. This study was conducted to assess the level of compliance of healthcare workers with the catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention guidelines during the insertion of a urinary catheter.MethodsAn observational study using a descriptive cross-sectional design was conducted at Sana’a City hospitals, Yemen. All the nurses and physicians from the governmental, teaching, and private hospitals were eligible to participate in the study. The data collection was performed through convenience sampling from March 2020 to December 2020, using a structured observational checklist prepared specifically for this study.ResultsThe majority of the urinary catheter insertions were performed by nurses. There were no written policy or procedures for an urinary catheter insertion and no in-service education or training departments in the majority of the hospitals. The overall mean score of compliance was 7.31 of 10. About 71% of the healthcare workers had a high or acceptable level of compliance and 29% had an unsafe level of compliance. Compliance was low for maintaining aseptic technique throughout the insertion procedure, using a single use packet of lubricant jelly, performing hand hygiene immediately before insertion, and securing the urinary catheter once inserted. Factors affecting the healthcare workers compliance were gender, the working ward/unit of the healthcare workers, the availability of a written policy/procedure and a department or unit for in-service education.ConclusionYemeni healthcare workers’ overall compliance was acceptable but it was unsafe in several critical measures. There is an urgent need for developing, implementing, and monitoring national guidelines and institutional policy and procedures for catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention. Periodical in-service education and training programs and adequate access to the necessary materials and supplies are paramount.

Factors influencing health worker compliance in implementing patient safety goals in Indonesia: Systematic review

The compliance rate of health workers in patient safety is not fully good at 68.7% and the implementation of patient safety in Indonesia is not optimal at 74.2% whereas in 2016 in Indonesia there were still 31 cases related to patient safety. To determine the factors that affect the compliance of health workers in the implementation of patient safety goals using a systematic review approach. This study uses a systematic review method from 9 studies using a quantitative approach commonly called a meta-analysis. The search for the source of this research data uses PRISMA flow charts from several databases such as Google Scholar, garuda portal, ProQuest, and Elsevier. Where published in the last 10 years (2013-2023). 25 variables were the same in the study between one researcher and another, namely age, gender, marital status, number of dependents, length of work, nurse knowledge, nurse motivation, supervision, nursing, organizational influence, educational status, compliance behavior, ability, supervisor support, fellow nurse support, workplace comfort, employment status, motivation, perception, nurse compliance, 6 patient safety goals, patient safety culture, patient identification, patient safety events, and patient fall prevention. The average P-Value value is 0.180, the minimum value of P-Value = 0.000, and the maximum value of P-Value = 0.995. 8 dominant factors influence health workers in implementing patient safety goals. 8 dominant factors influence health workers in implementing patient safety goals, namely knowledge, length of work, nurse work motivation, nurse perception, stress level and workload, nurse compliance, organizational influence, and supervisor support.

Factors influencing health worker compliance in implementing patient safety goals in Indonesia: Systematic review

The compliance rate of health workers in patient safety is not fully good at 68.7% and the implementation of patient safety in Indonesia is not optimal at 74.2% whereas in 2016 in Indonesia there were still 31 cases related to patient safety. To determine the factors that affect the compliance of health workers in the implementation of patient safety goals using a systematic review approach. This study uses a systematic review method from 9 studies using a quantitative approach commonly called a meta-analysis. The search for the source of this research data uses PRISMA flow charts from several databases such as Google Scholar, garuda portal, ProQuest, and Elsevier. Where published in the last 10 years (2013-2023). 25 variables were the same in the study between one researcher and another, namely age, gender, marital status, number of dependents, length of work, nurse knowledge, nurse motivation, supervision, nursing, organizational influence, educational status, compliance behavior, ability, supervisor support, fellow nurse support, workplace comfort, employment status, motivation, perception, nurse compliance, 6 patient safety goals, patient safety culture, patient identification, patient safety events, and patient fall prevention. The average P-Value value is 0.180, the minimum value of P-Value = 0.000, and the maximum value of P-Value = 0.995. 8 dominant factors influence health workers in implementing patient safety goals. 8 dominant factors influence health workers in implementing patient safety goals, namely knowledge, length of work, nurse work motivation, nurse perception, stress level and workload, nurse compliance, organizational influence, and supervisor support.

Best practices for implementing biosafety inspections in a clinical laboratory: Evidence from a multi-site experimental study.

To explore the key components when designing best practice inspection interventions, so as to induce high compliance with safety guidelines for laboratory workers. Five key components of an inspection intervention, identified from a focus group discussion, were used as the attributes of a discrete choice experiment (DCE). In the DCE, participants were presented with two hypothetical scenarios and asked to choose the scenario in which they were more willing to comply with the laboratory safety guidelines. Data were collected from 35 clinical laboratories in seven healthcare institutes located in Chengdu, China. In total, 188 laboratory workers completed the DCE. The collected data were analyzed using conditional logit regression and latent class analysis. Five key attributes were identified as the most important ones to best ensure laboratory safety: the inspector, the inspection frequency, the inspection timing, the communication of the inspection outcome, and a follow-up with either a reward or a punishment. By investigating the laboratory workers' responses to the attributes, properly implementing the five attributes could improve the workers' compliance from 25.86% (at the baseline case) to 74.54%. Compliance could be further improved with the consideration of the laboratory workers' heterogeneous reactions. In this study, two classes of workers, A and B, were identified. Compliance percentages for Classes A and B would be improved to 85.48% and 81.84%, respectively, when the key attributes were properly implemented for each class. The employment type and the size of the laboratory could be used to predict class membership. The findings indicate the importance of an employee-centered approach in encouraging a worker's compliance. This approach also supports the design of tailored interventions by considering the laboratory workers' heterogeneous responses to the interventions.

The Impact of Competency Certification Training For Occupational Health Safety Experts (K3) of Smes And Technology Startups on Companies

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of occupational health and safety (OHS) certification training on SMEs and technology startups. The focus is on a training program provided by the Deputy of SMEs at the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs to improve worker awareness, compliance, and skills in OHS. A qualitative approach was used, with data collected through in-depth interviews and observations. Respondents were employees from SMEs and technology startups who had completed OHS certification training. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the data. The study found that OHS certification training has a positive impact on companies. The positive impacts discovered include increased worker awareness and compliance with OHS regulations, reduced risks of accidents and occupational illnesses, increased efficiency and productivity, improved quality of products and services, and reduced operating costs. However, the study also found that there are factors that influence the success or failure of OHS certification training programs, such as confidence, motivation, and support from management. Therefore, it is recommended that the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs continue to evaluate the training program and provide sufficient support to companies in implementing OHS training. In conclusion, OHS certification training has a positive impact on companies, particularly SMEs and technology startups. The positive impact can be enhanced by considering the factors that influence the success of the training program. Therefore, the training program needs to be continually developed and improved to increase worker awareness, compliance, and skills in OHS.

OPTIMALISASI KEBIASAAN BARU HIDUP BERSIH DAN SEHAT PASCA PANDEMI COVID-19 PADA PEKERJA DI KAWASAN WISATA PANTAI CIMPAGO KOTA PADANG

Padang Beach Tourism Area is one of the vital areas in the Adaptation of New Habits period because it has the potential to cause many people to gather in the same place. Based on preliminary studies, there were many workers who do not wear masks and keep their distance. Efforts were needed to increase worker compliance with health protocols and the Adaptation of New Habits in preventing Covid-19. The aim of this activity was to increase the knowledge of workers in the Padang Coast tourist area regarding the implementation of Adaptation to New Habits after the Covid-19 pandemic. The community service method used was health education. The participants in the counseling were 2 employees of the Padang City Tourism Office as well as 19 cleaners and a SAR team who worked at Padang Beach. The activity phase begins with preparation, implementation of counseling and evaluation. The counseling held at the Cimpago Beach parking lot, Padang City. Result of the activity, an increase in participants' knowledge about new habits after the Covid-19 pandemic was obtained based on an increase in pre-test and post-test scores. Apart from that, there was a commitment from the Padang City Tourism Office to ensure that officers working at Padang Beach were able to be examples in implementing new habits at tourist locations. To ensure this, posters and leaflets were given on how to wash hands, how to wear masks, and how to behave in a healthy and clean manner outside and inside the house. It can be concluded that outreach activities are able to increase participants' knowledge about new habits after the Covid-19 pandemic. It is hoped that outreach participants can convey the information they have obtained to business actors and visitors in the Padang Beach tourist area.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING, AND INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE COMPLIANCE OF HEALTH WORKERS IN APPLYING STANDARD PRECAUTIONS IN HOSPITALS

Compliance with standard precautions among health workers in hospitals is currently still low. Based on the preliminary survey, it is known that the IPCLN has been formed and the PPI program has been created. The infection data found that there was one nurse who was positive for HBsAg, supervision was limited to service matters. The research objective was to determine the relationship between knowledge, training, and infrastructure on the compliance of health workers in applying standard precautions in hospitals. This type of research is a quantitative research that is correlational, with a cross-sectional research design. The population is all nurses in the emergency room, inpatient and outpatient settings. Sampling was taken using Purposive Sampling technique, the sample size was 163 respondents. Univariate and bivariate data analysis. The results showed that 66.2% of respondents had good knowledge, 70.6% had attended training, and 77.3% of respondents answered that the infrastructure was good. Bivariate analysis showed that the knowledge variable had a P value = 0.001 (<0.05), the training variable had a P value = 0.000 (<0.05), and the infrastructure variable had a P value = 0.000 (<0.05). The conclusion is that there is a relationship between knowledge, training, and infrastructure on the compliance of health workers in applying standard precautions. Suggestions that health workers should always apply standard precautions, hospitals can provide ongoing training and education to improve care adherence to standard precautions.

Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior Practices and Compliance of Workers Exposed to Respirable Dust in a Zambian Copper Mine.

Work in the copper mining industry is often associated with exposure to respirable dust and respirable crystalline silica. This exposure has the potential to cause silicosis, an incurable occupational respiratory lung disease. This study aimed at establishing the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, work behavioral practices and compliance with safety standards and workers' exposure to respirable dust. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted on 528 mine workers. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for the descriptives. Structural equation modeling (SEM) with latent variables and partial least squares (LVPLS) analysis were employed to determine the relationship among these variables. The results indicated that of the four hypotheses, two were supported, and two were rejected, showing that there is a significant relationship between exposure to respirable dust and work behavioral practices, as well as compliance with safety standards. Knowledge and attitudes toward respirable dust exposure did not significantly influence exposure. According to the results from the survey, positive work behavioral practices as well as compliance with safety standards were significantly associated with exposure to respirable dust. It is recommended that mines should focus on the miners' work behavioral practices and compliance with safety standards.

Modeling antecedents of safety compliance of construction workers in Australia: a perspective of trait activation theory

PurposeConstruction workers’ safety compliance is attracting considerable critical attention as it plays a decisive role in improving safety on construction sites. This study applied the concept of differentiating safety compliance into deep compliance (DC) and surface compliance (SC) and relied on trait activation theory to investigate the effects of situational awareness (SA) and emotional intelligence (EI) on safety compliance.Design/methodology/approachCross-sectional survey data were collected from 239 construction workers in Australia, and these responses were statistically analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to validate the proposed model.FindingsResults revealed that both EI and SA positively impacted DC and negatively impacted SC. Moreover, SA partially mediated the link between EI and two types of safety compliance (DC and SC). The outcomes showed that construction workers’ ability in regulating their emotions could influence their perception of environmental cues and the effectiveness of safety compliance behavior.Originality/valueThis study sheds light on investigating the antecedents of DC and SC from the perspective of trait activation theory. The findings also have practical implications, stating that construction site managers or safety professionals should consider providing training on construction workers’ EI and SA to enhance their willingness to expend conscious efforts in complying with safety rules and procedures, which can lead to improved safety outcomes.

Hand Hygiene Compliance and Healthcare Associated Infections Trends in a Tertiary Care Children Hospital, in Years 2016-2022

Healthcare workers hands are the most common vehicle for the transmission of healthcare-associated infections. Hand hygiene is considered the most effective measure for preventing microbial pathogen cross-transmission, and reducing healthcare-associated infections; thus, it’s key to maintain high healthcare workers compliance with this practice.
 We calculated trends of compliance to hand hygiene and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) point prevalence in a tertiary care children hospital, in years 2016–2022. We observed a significantly increased hand hygiene compliance from 89.5% (95% CI: 89.1-89.9) in 2016 to 92.1% (95% CI: 91.7-92.4; p<0.001) in 2022. Hand hygiene compliance significantly increased for four out of five moments for hand hygiene, and for most of the professional categories observed. We observed a stable trend of HAIs point prevalence which was 1.8% (95% CI: 0.7-3.6) in 2016, and 2.0% (95% CI:1.0-3.7; p=0.6) in 2022. No significant trends were observed over time stratifying by type of HAIs.
 Our results document the increased adherence to hand hygiene in the context of pandemic emergency response, associated to maintenance of low prevalence of HAIs.

PENGARUH PENGETAHUAN PAJAK, SELF ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, PENERAPAN E-FILING, DAN SANKSI PAJAK TERHADAP KEPATUHAN WAJIB PAJAK YANG MELAKUKAN PEKERJAAN BEBAS

The study aimed to investigate and analyze how much influence tax knowledge, self-assessment system, application of e-filing, and tax sanctions have on taxpayer compliance of independent workers. The approach used in this research is the quantitative method. Individual taxpayers who carry out independent work at PT BRI Life Insurance, KS Tubun branch as the research population. used as the sampling method used was purposive sampling. The number of selected samples was 72 respondents. The results of this study indicate that taxpayer compliance is influenced by the tax sanction variable. Keywords: Tax Knowledge; Self Assessment System; E-Filling; Tax Sanctions

An Analysis of Knowledge, Attitudes and Support Effects on the Implementation of Infection Control Prevention at the Public Health Center in Bengkulu Province

Background: The Infection Prevention and Control is an effort to ensure the protection for everyone toward the possibility of being infected by infection from sources to the community while receiving health services at various health facilities. It is hoped that the implementation of infection prevention and control at the health centers can be carried out efficiently and effectively by following the established policies and standard procedures. How is the implementation of Infection Prevention and Control in public health center. Materials/Methods: This study is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional approach which was carried out to determine the effect of knowledge and support on the implementation of infection prevention and control in in public health center in Bengkulu Province. The population in this study is the health center staffs who carry out the service. The samples taken were 131 respondents. Data analysis was carried out through linear and multiple regression using SPSS 22 which aims to analyze the effect of knowledge and support on the implementation of infection prevention and control in public health center. Result: From the results of the Chi-square test analysis, it can be seen that the effect of knowledge on the infection prevention and control application obtains a p-value of 1.0>0.5. From these results, it can be concluded that there is no effect of knowledge on the application of infection prevention and control. The attitude variable affects the infection prevention and control application which obtains 100% good results. The support variable has an effect on the infection prevention and control application which obtains a p-value of 0.021 <0.5. From these results it can be concluded that there is an effect of support variable on the implementation of infection prevention and control. The officers’ knowledge has not had an effect on the implementation of infection prevention and control at the health centers. Several factors that can affect the compliance and non-compliance of health workers with infection prevention and control steps are: knowledge, education and training, experience, and lack of equipment and materials supplies. Conclusion: Officers need to increase their knowledge of IPC and be trained in firmness of attitude, maintaining support from the environment in order to maintain and improve their ability to apply IPC.

Determination of workers' compliance to safety regulations using a spatio-temporal graph convolution network

The safety of workers in construction remains a critical issue despite the automation of several tasks with fewer workers on site. As fatal accidents of workers account for a significant number of construction accidents, considerable effort has been made to monitor workers’ safety behaviors with additional personnel for supervising workers. With the advancement of data analytics, recent research has reported various human activity recognition methods based on image data to perform automated worker monitoring without additional labor. Nevertheless, unlike existing approaches based on a single image, a method that can capture a series of actions from sequential images is required to monitor workers’ compliance with safety behavior. To this end, an approach based on OpenPose and a spatio-temporal graph convolutional network is proposed in this study to evaluate workers’ compliance with safety regulations using sequential videos. The two primary functions of the developed method include 1) classifying each safety behavior among five representative behaviors stipulated in construction, and 2) determining the compliance of workers with each safety regulation. The results indicate that the developed approach can capture momentary safety behaviors and workers’ compliance with feasible accuracy of an average F1 score greater than 0.8. Furthermore, the proposed method can be extended to safety intervention policies with behavior-based feedback to inform workers of their non-compliance with safety behaviors. Therefore, this study contributes to proactive safety management by focusing on workers’ behavioral levels rather than on accident rate-based management.

Incorporating technological acceptance model into safety compliance of construction workers in Australia

Safety compliance is the mandatory and core safety behavior that should be undertaken by employees to maintain safety in the workplace. This study aims to model the antecedents of safety compliance of construction workers in Australia, drawing on the technological acceptance model (TAM) and distinguishing between deep compliance and surface compliance. Through a questionnaire survey around Australia, this study collected data from 239 construction workers. The results indicated that perceived usefulness and perceived use of ease positively influenced deep compliance and negatively influenced surface compliance. The positive effect of management commitment to safety on deep compliance was mediated by perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, while the negative effect of management commitment to safety on surface compliance was mediated by perceived ease of use only. This study extends TAM to safety compliance of construction workers and differentiates deep compliance from surface compliance, thus contributing to the body of knowledge relating to construction safety. This study also contributes to practice by providing safety managers with an understanding of the way to enhance deep compliance and reduce surface compliance.

What works in safety. The use and perceived effectiveness of 48 safety interventions

In the Netherlands, approximately 2.300 workers have a serious reportable accident at work every year, of which around 60 are fatal (Inspectie SZW, 2020; Bellamy et al., 2014). Safety practitioners employ many methods to improve occupational safety for workers within their companies. Interventions might, for example, be aimed at improving companies’ overall ‘safety culture’, at the introduction of a safety management system (e.g. Robson et al., 2007), or at improving the compliance of workers to specific safety rules (e.g. Peuscher and Groeneweg 2012; Bryden et al., 2016). However, the effectiveness of many of those interventions remains largely unclear (Dyreborg et al, 2015). The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has started a project with the ultimate goal of developing a database filled with effective safety interventions. Developers can submit their interventions using a fixed protocol. To support this project, we developed a survey, which was sent to all members of the Dutch Society for Safety Science (NVVK). In the survey, we used a list of 48 predefined descriptions of common interventions. Respondents could indicate whether they made use of these common interventions and the extent to which they considered these effective. The survey thus provided an extensive overview of the use and perceived effectiveness of 48 specific safety interventions. In the future, these insights can support the development and testing of more effective safety interventions.

Implementation of health protocols in the workplace during the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia

Background: Covid-19 is a new disease for which no cure has been found; prevention of disease transmission is an alternative to reducing cases. The workplace is one of the places that have the potential for information of Covid-19 because workers will have direct contact in one place with other workers. This study aims to analyze the characteristics and availability of health protocol facilities on worker compliance in the workplace during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: The research method uses quantitative methods with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study are workers who work in formal and informal sectors in Indonesia, with a sample of 217 respondents. Data collection used a survey method and obtained as much as 217 data. For data processing, we used the Rank Spearman test. Results: The results showed that there was a relationship between years of service (p-value 0.008; rho: 0.148), educational level (p-value 0.000; rho: 0.363), number of employees (p-value 0.000; rho: 0.488), and the availability of health protocol facilities (p-value 0.000; r: 0.498) at the workplace. As for age and the level of compliance with the application of health protocols, there was no relationship (p-value 0.044). Discussion: The level of compliance with suitable health protocols at the workplace can help suppress the spread of Covid-19. There are still workplaces where workers do not comply with health protocols, such as workers who do not practice social distancing and lower masks to their chins when talking to colleagues.

Gambaran Kepatuhan Hand Hygiene Perawat di Instalasi Dialisis RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya Tahun 2022

Healthcare-Associated Infection is one of the health problems in the world. In Indonesia, the incidence of Healthcare-Associated infections is relatively high. Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis are at increased risk for Infection. The main chain of infection transmission is from the hands of health workers. Hand hygiene is essential in preventing Infection. However, the hand hygiene compliance of health workers is still low. This study aimed to describe the nurse's hand hygiene compliance, identify the factors that influence it and determine solutions to improve it. This study was descriptive-observational. The population of this study was all dialysis nurses in the Dialysis Unit of Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya. The sample size based on WHO requirements was 200 opportunities for hand hygiene. Identify the root cause using a fishbone diagram—determine alternative solutions to problems using Capability, Accessibility, Readiness, and Leverage methods. Based on the observations, nurses' compliance with hand hygiene was 28.5%. The lowest nurse compliance rate is at the indication before and after touching the patient. The factors that most influence the hand hygiene of dialysis nurses are the lack of knowledge and awareness of the importance of hand hygiene and the performance of the IPCLN team, which is not optimal. Hand hygiene socialization more creatively and sustainably, as well as improving the performance of the Infection Prevention and Control Team at the Dialysis unit, is expected to be able to increase hand hygiene compliance optimally.
 Keywords: Hand hygiene, Compliance, Nurses, Infection

Analisis Faktor Yang Berhubungan Dengan Kepatuhan Penggunaan Alat Pelindung Diri Di Masa Pandemi COVID-19 Pada Tenaga Kesehatan

Compliance of health workers using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the current pandemic conditions is more important to pay attention to because negligence in its use can endanger their safety. In fact, there are still many health workers who do not comply in using PPE according to predetermined standards. The study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge factors, attitudes towards the use of PPE and the availability of PPE with the compliance of health workers in the use of PPE in the Inpatient Installation of Kanjuruhan Hospital, Malang Regency. The study is correlational in design with a cross-sectional approach. The population of all health workers at the Wonosari Health Center, Kepanjen and Ngajum, Malang Regency, who focus on handling COVID-19. Determination of sample members using simple random sampling technique, a sample of 73 respondents. Data collection using questionnaire instruments, and data analysis using the Spearman test. Spearman's test results showed that there was a relationship between knowledge factors (p= 0.000,= 0.491), attitudes towards the use of PPE (p= 0.000, = 0.705), and the availability of PPE (p = 0.000, = 0.763) with the compliance of health workers in the use of PPE. Knowledge is related to compliance with the use of PPE because with good knowledge, health workers will increasingly realize the importance of using PPE for their safety. The attitude related to compliance with the use of PPE because of the positive attitude of health workers towards the importance of using PPE, is a situation where health workers view the use of PPE as an important thing to implement for their own safety, causing a tendency to behave towards compliance in the use of PPE. The availability of PPE is related to compliance with the use of PPE because to be able to comply with the use of PPE, of course, health workers need adequate facilities.

Compliance with Standard Precaution Practices During the Early Phase of the Covid-19 Pandemic among Nurses in Nigeria

Background: Nurses serve at the frontline during disease outbreaks. While measures have been adopted to control the rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, little is known about the level of compliance of nurses to standard precaution practices during the early phase of the pandemic. Objective: This study aimed to assess compliance with standard precaution practices (SPPs) among 713 nurses in Nigerian hospitals during the early phase of the pandemic. Method: The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional design using an anonymous online questionnaire to elicit data from respondents. Data were analysed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 25. Chi-square test and multiple regression analyses were also conducted where appropriate. Results: Findings from this study indicated that 448 (62.8%) of the respondents had good knowledge of Covid-19 and 265 (37.2%) had poor knowledge. Also, 529 (74.2%) had good compliance with the practice of standard precautions, and 184 (25.8%) showed non-compliance. A significant association was found between the age of nurses (χ2=14.034 p=0.015), years of experience (χ2=8. 636 p =0.035) and their overall compliance with the practice of standard precautions. Conclusion: During the early phase of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria, although over an average of the nurses had good knowledge of the disease, over one-third had poor knowledge, and one-quarter showed poor compliance with standard precautions. Interventions to improve the knowledge and compliance of health workers during the early phase of disease outbreaks are hereby advocated, as 21.3% had no previous training on Covid-19.

Evaluation of the Compliance with Health Protocols among the Production Section Workers at a Manufacturing Industry in Surabaya

Introduction: The growth of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has continued to increase which might have the effect of reducing the productivity levels in the industrial sector. The Ministry of Manpower has called on every company to establish health protocols related to preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in the workplace. The purpose of this study was to describe the compliance with the existing health protocols at PT Albea Rigid Packaging Surabaya. Methods: The population in this study was the workers in the production section and the sample was selected using the simple random sampling technique. The variables in this study were physical distancing, hand-washing-with-soap behavior, temperature checking, sunbathing, and the usage of surgical masks, hand sanitizer, gloves, and face shields. The data collection was carried out using an observation form checklist. Result: PT Albea Rigid Packaging Surabaya has referenced the letter circulated by the Office of Manpower and Transmigration of East Java Province and Regulation of the Mayor of Surabaya No. 28 of 2020 concerning the Guidelines for the New Normal Order of COVID-19. The health protocols implemented at PT Albea Rigid Packaging Surabaya included the implementation of physical distancing, hand-washing-with-soap behavior, temperature checking, sunbathing, and the usage of surgical masks, hand sanitizer, gloves, and face shields. Health protocol temperature checking already has a 100% compliance rate in all departments but for the sunbathing protocol, the compliance is still at 0% in all departments. Conclusion: The compliance of workers in the production section of PT Albea Rigid Packaging Surabaya with the health protocol is still not running optimally.