Challenges in the Use of Personal Protective Equipment among Emergency Nurses in Burkina Faso

Félicité Wendin-manegdé Nana; Mariguetou Compaore; Abdoulaye So; Sandrine Sanon; Gislain Gnimbar Poda; Bertrand Guy Rouamba; Drabo Koine Drabo

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Challenges in the Use of Personal Protective Equipment among Emergency Nurses in Burkina Faso

Félicité Wendin-manegdé Nana¹ , Mariguetou Compaore², Abdoulaye So¹, Sandrine Sanon³, Gislain Gnimbar Poda⁴, Bertrand Guy Rouamba⁵, Drabo Koine Drabo¹

¹Institute for Research in Health Sciences, CNRST, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso

²Regional Health Directorate of the Centre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso

³Joseph Ki Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso

⁴ World Health Organization, Bangui, Centrafrique, Central African Republic

⁵ Ministry of Health, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso

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Received: 25 Mar 2025; Published: 29 Apr 2025.

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@article{JPHTCR26345,
    author = {Félicité Nana and Mariguetou Compaore and Abdoulaye So and Sandrine Sanon and Gislain Poda and Bertrand Rouamba and Drabo Drabo},
    title = {Challenges in the Use of Personal Protective Equipment among Emergency Nurses in Burkina Faso},
    journal = {Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region},
  volume = {8},
    number = {1},
    year = {2025},
    keywords = {Personal Protective Equipment; Healthcare-Associated Infections; Emergency Nurses; Hospital},
    abstract = {  Introduction:  Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a significant risk in emergency departments. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential to mitigate these risks, but factors influencing PPE use need further exploration. This study aimed to assess factors affecting PPE use among emergency nurses at Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital (CHUYO), Burkina Faso.   Methods:  A cross-sectional study, with a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative was conducted at Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital (CHUYO), Burkina Faso. Study participants were all of the nurses (25 nurses) and resource persons at Emergency Department. Data were collected through interviews using structured questionnaires for the quantitative data and in depth interviews and observations for qualitative data. Data analysis were done descriptively for quantitative data and content analysis and for qualitative data. Qualitative data then were categorized into themes.   Results:  Most of the participants (95.65%) acknowledged the importance of PPE. The challenge of PPE use were the insufficient availability, poor quality, inadequate training, no room for donning and doffing, no functional laundry service for cleaning reusable PPE, and supply issues. More than 75% of nurses worked without PPE due to stockouts. Hand hygiene compliance was notably low at just 23.33%.   Conclusion:  PPE's importance has been recognized by the emergency care nurses, however the challenges like insufficient and low quality stock and and infrastructure hinder its effective use. Improving management and training is crucial for enhancing PPE compliance and safety. },
   issn = {2597-4378},   pages = {1--11}  doi = {10.14710/jphtcr.v8i1.26345},
    url = {https://ejournal2.undip.ac.id/index.php/jphtr/article/view/26345}
}

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Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a significant risk in emergency departments. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential to mitigate these risks, but factors influencing PPE use need further exploration. This study aimed to assess factors affecting PPE use among emergency nurses at Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital (CHUYO), Burkina Faso.

Methods: A cross-sectional study, with a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative was conducted at Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital (CHUYO), Burkina Faso. Study participants were all of the nurses (25 nurses) and resource persons at Emergency Department. Data were collected through interviews using structured questionnaires for the quantitative data and in depth interviews and observations for qualitative data. Data analysis were done descriptively for quantitative data and content analysis and for qualitative data. Qualitative data then were categorized into themes.

Results: Most of the participants (95.65%) acknowledged the importance of PPE. The challenge of PPE use were the insufficient availability, poor quality, inadequate training, no room for donning and doffing, no functional laundry service for cleaning reusable PPE, and supply issues. More than 75% of nurses worked without PPE due to stockouts. Hand hygiene compliance was notably low at just 23.33%.

Conclusion: PPE's importance has been recognized by the emergency care nurses, however the challenges like insufficient and low quality stock and and infrastructure hinder its effective use. Improving management and training is crucial for enhancing PPE compliance and safety.

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Keywords: Personal Protective Equipment; Healthcare-Associated Infections; Emergency Nurses; Hospital

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