Uma Gaur, Wendy Sealy, Ambadasu Bharatha, Natasha P Sobers, Kandamaran Krishnamurthy, Michael H Campbell, Cara Cumberbatch, Maia Drakes, Marielle Gibbs, Charisse Alexander, Heather Harewood, O Peter Adams, Subir Gupta, Ali Davod Parsa, Russell Kabir, Md Anwarul Azim Majumder
BACKGROUND: Nurses are essential members of the healthcare workforce and were among the first-line carers for patients in community and hospital settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, they were at a heightened risk of infection, resulting in several reported deaths among nursing staff. Several preventive measures were adopted to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This study aims to explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of nurses regarding hand hygiene, mask wearing, and social distancing measures in healthcare settings in Barbados during the COVID-19 pandemic...
March 6, 2024: Epidemiologia (Basel)