Infection prevention and control during COVID-19 pandemic: realities from health care workers in a north central state in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: Health care workers (HCWs) are vulnerable to the risk of infections and could become vectors of onward transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Little is known about the factors which could contribute to increased COVID-19 infection among HCWs in Nigeria. We aimed at assessing the causes of COVID-19 infection among HCWs. We used a qualitative study design to conduct in-depth interview among 16 frontline HCWs participating in the COVID-19 response in Kwara State, Nigeria. Colaizzi's phenomenological method was used in the qualitative analysis of data. We found that HCWs were aware of their vulnerability to the COVID-19 infection, and the reasons attributed included poor knowledge of IPC measures for COVID-19, inadequate supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), poor politic

SUBMITTER: Ilesanmi OS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7844182 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature