Association of adherence and use of personal protective equipment with sick leave during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Personal protective equipment, Sick leave, Health professionals, Primary health care, Covid-19

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the association between adherence and the use of Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) with absence from work activities by Primary Health Care (PHC) workers and professionals linked to Health Residency Programs. Methods: This is of a cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study. Data collection took place in Brazil, between August/2020 and
March/2021. The sample was composed of all PHC workers listed in the National Council of
Health Establishments (CNES) and professionals linked to Health Residency Programs. The validated self-administered questionnaire made available in a virtual environment by the free platform KoBoToolbox (https://www.kobotoolbox.org/) was used. For analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were employed. The research was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee under opinion No. 5,429,839. Results: 682 health workers participated in the study, 455 (66.7%) were from PHC and 227 (33.3%) were residency professionals. Of these, 62.4% PHC workers and 62.9% residency professionals were on leave of absence from their work activities due to suspicion of Covid-19. While 27.4% of PHC workers and 33.3% of residency professionals were laid off due to a diagnosis of Covid-19. PHC and residency workers who properly used goggles / face shield PPE had, respectively, 0.74 and 0.66 times lower prevalence of absence from work activities compared to those who did not use it properly. Conclusion: Leave of absence is associated with adherence and adequate use of PPE goggles/face shields among PHC workers and professionals linked to Health Residency Programs.

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Author Biographies

  • Ana Carolina Vidigal Vieira Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Juiz de Fora, (MG), Brasil

    Enfermeira

  • Gabrielle Guedes Pedroso, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Juiz de Fora, (MG), Brasil

    Fisioterapeuta Mestre em ciências da Saúde 

  • Kelly Aline Rodrigues Costa, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Divinópolis, (MG), Brasil

    Fisioterapeuta Mestre em ciências da Saúde 

  • Camila Cristina Gregório de Assis, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Juiz de Fora, (MG), Brasil

    Enfermeira professora Doutora em Saúde Coletiva 

  • Fábio da Costa Carbogim, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Juiz de Fora, (MG), Brasil

    Enfermeiro professor Doutor em Ciências 

  • Érika Andrade e Silva, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Juiz de Fora, (MG), Brasil

    Enfermeira professora Doutora em Saúde Coletiva 

  • Fernanda Moura Lanza, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Divinópolis, (MG), Brasil

    Enfermeira Professora Doutora em Enfermagem

  • Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho , Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Juiz de Fora, (MG), Brasil

    Enfermeira Professora Doutora em Enfermagem 

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Ferreira ACVV, Pedroso GG, Costa KAR, Assis CCG de, Carbogim F da C, Silva Érika A e, et al. Association of adherence and use of personal protective equipment with sick leave during the Covid-19 pandemic. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 2024 Dec. 13 [cited 2026 Jan. 9];57(2):e-214610. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/214610