TY - JOUR
T1 - Literature Review
T2 - Occupational Safety and Health Risk Factors of Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic
AU - Surya, Prima Ardiansah
AU - Mustikaningtyas, Marsheila Harvy
AU - Thirafi, Sacharissa Zerlina Tsarwah
AU - Pramitha, Afika Danedea
AU - Mahdy, Laksita Taffara
AU - Munthe, Gery Morales
AU - Dwiantoro, Adivia Cheries
AU - Budiono,
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 IJOSH All right reserved.
PY - 2021/3/17
Y1 - 2021/3/17
N2 - Introduction: The pandemic of COVID-19 has major effects, particularly on hospitals and health workers. At the beginning of March, more than 3,300 health workers have beencontracted with COVID-19 as reported by China's National Health Commission. Twenty percent of healthcare workers in Italy have also also infected and some died. To minimize the risk of transmission to health workers, knowledge of the risk factors that influence the transmission is needed. Thus, this study aims to determine risk factors related to occupational safety and health for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The literature was searched on Pubmed, Google Scholar, WHO, and the Ministry of Health instruments were implemented. 8 relevant studies were reviewed. Results: According to the analysis results of several studies, the use of PPE that is less consistent and not suitable with the risk of exposure will increase the risk of infection. The risk of infection is also increased by poor hand hygiene. According to the Kaplan-Meier curve, the working duration of ≥ 15 hours will increase the risk of infection. The risk of infection also exists for health workers who carry out risky procedures that generate airborne particles such as resuscitation, as well as environmental factors such as negative pressure rooms and traffic control bundling. Conclusion: Risk factors related to occupational health and safety during this COVID-19 pandemic for healthcare staff are: compliance with the use of PPE, hand hygiene, working hours duration, risky procedures, and environmental factors.
AB - Introduction: The pandemic of COVID-19 has major effects, particularly on hospitals and health workers. At the beginning of March, more than 3,300 health workers have beencontracted with COVID-19 as reported by China's National Health Commission. Twenty percent of healthcare workers in Italy have also also infected and some died. To minimize the risk of transmission to health workers, knowledge of the risk factors that influence the transmission is needed. Thus, this study aims to determine risk factors related to occupational safety and health for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The literature was searched on Pubmed, Google Scholar, WHO, and the Ministry of Health instruments were implemented. 8 relevant studies were reviewed. Results: According to the analysis results of several studies, the use of PPE that is less consistent and not suitable with the risk of exposure will increase the risk of infection. The risk of infection is also increased by poor hand hygiene. According to the Kaplan-Meier curve, the working duration of ≥ 15 hours will increase the risk of infection. The risk of infection also exists for health workers who carry out risky procedures that generate airborne particles such as resuscitation, as well as environmental factors such as negative pressure rooms and traffic control bundling. Conclusion: Risk factors related to occupational health and safety during this COVID-19 pandemic for healthcare staff are: compliance with the use of PPE, hand hygiene, working hours duration, risky procedures, and environmental factors.
KW - COVID-19
KW - healthcare workers
KW - occupational safety
KW - personal protective equipment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127621663&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.20473/ijosh.v10i1.2021.144-152
DO - 10.20473/ijosh.v10i1.2021.144-152
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85127621663
SN - 2301-8046
VL - 10
SP - 144
EP - 152
JO - Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health
JF - Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health
IS - 1
ER -