Raima Asif, Naila Azam, Fatima Ali Raza Mughal, Mehwish Riaz, Shaista Zulfiqar, Ayesha Habib Khan.
Assessment of determinants of practices regarding use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among medical students.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;72(S-1):S2-6.

Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitudes regarding hygienic and personal protective practices and to evaluate the factors associated with the knowledge regarding use of PPE among medical college students. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Foundation University, Islamabad Pakistan, from Mar to May 2021. Methodology: Using non-probability consecutive sampling, a self-administered questionnaire will be given to students. Questions will be asked about their knowledge of the types of PPE and its correct use and analyzed in SPSS-20. Results: Out of 289 respondents, one hundred and sixty-eight (58%) belongs to 1st - 3rd year of MBBS and one hundred and twenty-one (42%) were in 4th and final year. Majority (68%) were females and ninety-two (32%) males. Two hundred and forty-three (84%) of them agreed that main goal of infection control is to prevent infection among patients and health care workers. Two hundred and twenty-eight (79%) of them had knowledge regarding correct duration of hand washing and ninety-eight (34%) agreed that use of gloves replaced the need of hand washing. More than half (78%) had knowledge that hand washing is indicated after removal of gloves. Majority (92%) knows that PPE provides barrier against infection. About half (53%) and (48%) had correct knowledge regarding donning and doffing of PPE respectively. Regarding attitudes, half of the respondent (50%) strongly agrees towards correct use of PPE and hand hygiene. Conclusion: The levels of self-reported PPE information and Infection prevention and control training are sub-optimal in medical students of FFH which significantly correlates to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases-related anxiety.

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