Respiratory protection perceptions among Malian health workers: insights from the Health Belief Model.

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• Personal Author:
  Fernandes E ; Gaitens J ; Hines SE ; McDiarmid MA ; Molina Ochoa D ; Mueller NM
• Description:
  Reusable respiratory protective devices called elastomeric respirators have demonstrated their effectiveness and acceptability in well-resourced healthcare settings. Using standard qualitative research methods, we explored the feasibility of elastomeric respirator use in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). We conducted interviews and focus groups with a convenience sample of health workers at one clinical center in Mali. Participants were users of elastomeric and/or traditional N95 respirators, their supervisors, and program leaders. Interview transcripts of participants were analyzed using a priori constructs from the Health Belief Model (HBM) and a previous study about healthcare respirator use. In addition to HBM constructs, the team identified two additional constructs impacting uptake of respirator use (system-level factors and cultural factors). Together, these framed the perceptions of Malian health workers and highlighted both facilitators of and barriers to respirator use uptake. As needs for respiratory protection from airborne infectious hazards become more commonly recognized, elastomeric respirators may be a sustainable and economic solution for health worker protection in LMIC. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Community Health Services Elastomers Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Promotion Occupational Health Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Health Behavior; Quality Of Care; Community And Public Health; Health Promotion; Interprofessional Health Care; Health Care Work Environment; Immunization And Infection Prevention; Medical Technology; Well-being Respiratory Protective Equipment; Health Care Facilities; Elastomeric Half-mask Respirators; Qualitative Methods; Infection Prevention; Group Behavior; Community Health; Health Promotion;
• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064744
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Mar; 19(5):3028
• Contact Point Address:
  Stella E. Hines, Division of Occupation and Environmental Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
• Email:
  shines@som.umaryland.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Maryland, Baltimore
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20140901
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20170930
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:38fb80b28e0b37e6e9e028113020d6471baef39a10f0a2ac725e2086128124e5c479f5fe81d37de6d57232640aae94155ee85dee964bc8bc33d09aea28bf9841
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249223/cdc_249223_DS1.pdf
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