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Assessing The Covid-19 Safety Compliance Level In Healthcare Sector
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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Healthcare sector are at a high risk of exposure
to COVID-19 due to their direct contact with patients. The triage of
the patient with acute respiratory symptoms should be determined, the
contact distance should be arranged to be at least 2 meters, and
patients should wear face masks. During the care of these patients,
health care sector should ensure staffs and patients who come into their
hospitals, clinic, pharmacy stores wear necessary personal protective
equipment (PPE) and keep hand hygiene. However, poor WASH (Water,
Sanitation, and Hygiene) lead to hospital-acquired infections and
transmission of disease from health facilities to the community that
exacerbate the wild spread of this infectious disease (Aglar 2021).
According to Cochrane database 2020 trusted evidence showed that long
and constantly changing local guidelines, low level of support by the
management, lack of enough space for isolation, lack of quality and
adequate PPE, and fear of the patients being stigmatized if mask is worn
are important impeding factors to follow the guidelines among
healthcare sector. Thus against this backdrop that this study seek to
assess the Covid-19 safety compliance level among healthcare sector.
RESEARCH QUESTION
What are the different covid-19 safety measures established by Ministry of Health?
What are the various covid-19 safety measures complied to in General Hospital Offa?
What is the extent of Covid-19 safety compliance among staffs and patient in General Hospital Offa?
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
This study in general is set to assess the covid-19 safety compliance level in health sector. Specifically it will:
Examine the different established covid-19 safety measures
To investigate the various covid-19 safety measures healthcare sectors comply on.
To determine the level of covid-19 safety compliance among health sectors.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This
study would reveal heighten the level of awareness of the health sector
on the need to comply to the covid-19 safety measures as they are at a
high risk exposure to the diseases. It will compel hospital owners,
pharmacy store owners, patent stores owners to ensure they put up
facilities and equipment that will enable the effective compliance to
this safety measures. It will enable government to ensure that
authorities involved like NCDC task force to do a regular check on
health sector to ensure that high compliance level is maintained which
will reduce the spread of this novel disease. This study will also add
to existing literature in this topic and serve as a guide to scholars,
researchers and students who may want to carry out similar research in
the future.
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