Personal protective equipment: Analysis of supply among midwives during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To report the details of provision of personal protective equipment to midwives during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru METHODS: This is a non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional study. An online survey of 679 midwives working at public healthcare centres was conducted via questionnaires. The following aspects were outlined: method of supply and frequency of delivery of personal protective equipment, type of personal protective equipment provided by the institution, and self-purchase. Furthermore, features of the midwives' workplace were described. For statistical analysis, absolute frequencies and relative proportions were used for categorical variables, and mean and standard deviation were used for numerical variables.

Measurements and findings

The most impor

SUBMITTER: Valverde-Espinoza N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9792185 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature