Assessment of Hygiene Indicators When Using Gloves by Transport Workers in Russia during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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ID15464843
AutoresElena Belova (0000-0002-2134-6348, Sechenov University, autor correspondente), Ekaterina Shashina (0000-0002-5294-6813, Sechenov University), Yury V Zhernov (0000-0001-8734-5527, Sechenov University), Nadezhda N Zabroda (0000-0003-3913-552X, Sechenov University), Nadezhda Zabroda (Department of General Hygiene, F. Erismann Institute of Public Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119435 Moscow, Russia), Vitaly A Sukhov (0000-0003-2993-0108, Sechenov University), Vitaly Sukhov (Department of General Hygiene, F. Erismann Institute of Public Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119435 Moscow, Russia), O A Gruzdeva (0000-0002-1244-1925, Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education), Olga Gruzdeva (Department of Epidemiology, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Further Professional Education «Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education» of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 125993 Moscow, Russia), T M Khodykina (Sechenov University), Tatyana Khodykina (Department of General Hygiene, F. Erismann Institute of Public Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119435 Moscow, Russia), Evgenia Laponova (Sechenov University), V V Makarova (0000-0002-7213-4265, Sechenov University), Anton Simanovsky (Sechenov University), Anastasia Zhukova (Sechenov University), T S Isiutina-Fedotkova (0000-0001-8423-9243, Sechenov University), Denis V Shcherbakov (0000-0003-0226-9276, Sechenov University), Denis Shcherbakov (Department of General Hygiene, F. Erismann Institute of Public Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119435 Moscow, Russia), Oleg V Mitrokhin (0000-0002-6403-0423, Sechenov University)
Ano2022
Volume19
Fascículo3
Páginas1198-1198
Data de publicação2022-01-21
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19031198
PMID35162223
OpenAlexW4205694086
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas22

The COVID-19 outbreak represents a global public health emergency. National governments have gradually introduced restrictive measures. Using respiratory protective equipment (face masks) and gloves was essential practice without specific infection control measures or guidelines. This study aimed to assess hygiene indicators when using gloves by transport workers in Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic and to develop integral indicators and recommendations for wearing gloves for workers for whom this is a mandatory requirement. For this purpose, 1103 transport workers were surveyed using a questionnaire. We investigated the hygiene aspects of gloves and evaluated the bacterial contamination of the contact side of the gloves based on the wash results. We assessed the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, the duration of the work shift, the frequency of use of types of gloves, skin manifestations, the degree of comfort, and bacterial growth. We carried out the ranking according to comfort, the absence of adverse dermatological reactions when wearing gloves, and bacterial contamination of the inner surface of the gloves. It has been identified that it is necessary to use a comprehensive assessment of gloves to create a register of protective equipment, taking into account the frequency with which it was worn, the severity of the skin condition, comfort, and bacterial contamination

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Environmental health · Hygiene · Infection control · Medical emergency · Outbreak · Pandemic · Pathology · Personal protective equipment · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Infection Control and Ventilation · Medicine · Surgery