Specific COVID-19 risk behaviors and the preventive effect of personal protective equipment among healthcare workers in Japan

• Published in: Global Health & Medicine Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 5 - 14
• Main Authors: Shimbashi, Reiko, Shiino, Teiichiro, Ainai, Akira, Moriyama, Saya, Arai, Satoru, Morino, Saeko, Takanashi, Sayaka, Arashiro, Takeshi, Suzuki, Motoi, Matsuzawa, Yukimasa, Kato, Kenichiro, Hasegawa, Mitsuru, Koshida, Rie, Kitaoka, Masami, Ueno, Takafumi, Shimizu, Hidefumi, Yuki, Hiroyoshi, Takeda, Tomoko, Nakamura-Uchiyama, Fukumi, Takasugi, Kashiya, Iida, Shun, Shimada, Tomoe, Kato, Hirofumi, Fujimoto, Tsuguto, Iwata-Yoshikawa, Naoko, Sano, Kaori, Yamada, Souichi, Kuroda, Yudai, Okuma, Kazu, Nojima, Kiyoko, Nagata, Noriyo, Fukushi, Shuetsu, Maeda, Ken, Takahashi, Yoshimasa, Suzuki, Tadaki, Ohnishi, Makoto, Tanaka-Taya, Keiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Center for Global Health and Medicine 28.02.2023
• Subjects: Original; personal protective equipment; risk factors; seroepidemiology; seroepidemiology; risk factors; personal protective equipment

As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks in healthcare facilities are a serious public health concern, we performed a case-control study to investigate the risk of COVID-19 infection in healthcare workers. We collected data on participants' sociodemographic characteristics, contact beha...