Striving to be the fittest: quantitative P2/N95 respirator fit test results among hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide fit rates for specific P2/N95 respirators and compare these results by age, sex, clean-shaven status, and fit tester experience.

Design

Exploratory audit involving secondary analysis of existing quantitative fit testing data.

Setting

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare services across Australia implemented respiratory protection protocols. This study details healthcare workers' (HCWs) fit testing results from a large Victorian public health service.

Participants

Fit-tested employees of a large tertiary public health network.

Methods

Fit rates for ten individual P2/N95 respirators were calculated, and the effect of age, sex, clean-shaven status, and fit tester experience was examined via logistic regression.

Results

SUBMITTER: Zhang MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753470 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature