Prevalence of dermatological, oral and neurological problems due to face mask use during COVID-19 and its associated factors among the health care workers of Bangladesh.
<h4>Background</h4>When caring for COVID-19 patients, using personal protective equipment (PPE) may significantly lower the risk of infection of health care workers (HCWs). However, adverse responses due to PPE use have been observed during the 2003 SARS pandemic. This study will highlig...
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| author | Sreshtha Chowdhury Simanta Roy Mohammad Azmain Iktidar Shahidur Rahman Mowshomi Mannan Liza A M Khairul Islam Sharmin Akhter Madhuritu Bhadra Medha Afia Tasnim Antara Das Gupta Auditia Deb Shresta Chowdhury Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>When caring for COVID-19 patients, using personal protective equipment (PPE) may significantly lower the risk of infection of health care workers (HCWs). However, adverse responses due to PPE use have been observed during the 2003 SARS pandemic. This study will highlight the different adverse reactions caused by face mask use, one of the essential components of PPE in the HCWs, and identify the factors associated with these problems.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional survey was conducted between September and October 2021. 404 HCWs were selected by snowball sampling from four randomly selected healthcare facilities of Bangladesh. Trained volunteers collected data by face-to-face interview using a pretested structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using STATA (v.16) and summarized using frequency and relative frequency. Later, the chi-square test was used to explore bivariate relationships, and the binary logistic regression model was fit to identify the predictors.<h4>Results</h4>The majority of the respondents were 26-36 years (70.30%), male (69.80%), and doctors (74.50%). 48.76% of the respondents had unfavorable skin responses beneath the face masks; female gender, physicians, professionals working more than 32 hours a week, wearing N95, and more than one mask were predictors of skin problem. 28.47% and 60.15% of all participants suffered from some form of oral and neurological problems, respectively.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Face mask use sequelae, especially skin, oral and neurological problems, are prevalent among health care workers. Therefore, necessary precautionary measures should be taken to safeguard our frontlines. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6a0f2beda634986b6fe97316e0c03e32025-08-20T02:46:27ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01174e026679010.1371/journal.pone.0266790Prevalence of dermatological, oral and neurological problems due to face mask use during COVID-19 and its associated factors among the health care workers of Bangladesh.Sreshtha ChowdhurySimanta RoyMohammad Azmain IktidarShahidur RahmanMowshomi Mannan LizaA M Khairul IslamSharmin AkhterMadhuritu Bhadra MedhaAfia TasnimAntara Das GuptaAuditia DebShresta ChowdhuryMohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader<h4>Background</h4>When caring for COVID-19 patients, using personal protective equipment (PPE) may significantly lower the risk of infection of health care workers (HCWs). However, adverse responses due to PPE use have been observed during the 2003 SARS pandemic. This study will highlight the different adverse reactions caused by face mask use, one of the essential components of PPE in the HCWs, and identify the factors associated with these problems.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional survey was conducted between September and October 2021. 404 HCWs were selected by snowball sampling from four randomly selected healthcare facilities of Bangladesh. Trained volunteers collected data by face-to-face interview using a pretested structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using STATA (v.16) and summarized using frequency and relative frequency. Later, the chi-square test was used to explore bivariate relationships, and the binary logistic regression model was fit to identify the predictors.<h4>Results</h4>The majority of the respondents were 26-36 years (70.30%), male (69.80%), and doctors (74.50%). 48.76% of the respondents had unfavorable skin responses beneath the face masks; female gender, physicians, professionals working more than 32 hours a week, wearing N95, and more than one mask were predictors of skin problem. 28.47% and 60.15% of all participants suffered from some form of oral and neurological problems, respectively.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Face mask use sequelae, especially skin, oral and neurological problems, are prevalent among health care workers. Therefore, necessary precautionary measures should be taken to safeguard our frontlines.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266790&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Sreshtha Chowdhury Simanta Roy Mohammad Azmain Iktidar Shahidur Rahman Mowshomi Mannan Liza A M Khairul Islam Sharmin Akhter Madhuritu Bhadra Medha Afia Tasnim Antara Das Gupta Auditia Deb Shresta Chowdhury Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader Prevalence of dermatological, oral and neurological problems due to face mask use during COVID-19 and its associated factors among the health care workers of Bangladesh. PLoS ONE |
| title | Prevalence of dermatological, oral and neurological problems due to face mask use during COVID-19 and its associated factors among the health care workers of Bangladesh. |
| title_full | Prevalence of dermatological, oral and neurological problems due to face mask use during COVID-19 and its associated factors among the health care workers of Bangladesh. |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of dermatological, oral and neurological problems due to face mask use during COVID-19 and its associated factors among the health care workers of Bangladesh. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of dermatological, oral and neurological problems due to face mask use during COVID-19 and its associated factors among the health care workers of Bangladesh. |
| title_short | Prevalence of dermatological, oral and neurological problems due to face mask use during COVID-19 and its associated factors among the health care workers of Bangladesh. |
| title_sort | prevalence of dermatological oral and neurological problems due to face mask use during covid 19 and its associated factors among the health care workers of bangladesh |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266790&type=printable |
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