Physician Attitude toward Their Attires and Laundering Habit Changes during the COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Survey in a Tertiary Care Center
oleh: Reema Alwabel, Bushra Alasmari, Aljawhara Alabdulkarim, Yusra Chachar, Hamdan A. Jahdali, Laila Layqah, Salim Baharoon
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| Diterbitkan: | Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2023-07-01 |
Deskripsi
Background Patient safety is of utmost importance and every effort is to be made to reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infection. Contaminated attire is proposed as a mode of hospital infections spread. This study aims to assess the laundering habits, the perception of healthcare workers toward the contamination of their attire, and the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on their cleaning practices in non-operative settings.