The Use of Disposable Gloves by General Public During COVID-19 Increases the Risk of Cross-Contamination

Yadav, Dipak Kumar; Shah, Pushpa Kumari; Shah, Shree Prasad; Yadav, Amarendra Kumar

doi:10.1177/1010539520932704

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“…For day-to-day activities, such as buying groceries at the nearest mall, gloves may still lead to the spread of germs. This is further backed up by Yadav et al [30] where the authors stated that gloves may provide a new surface for a virus to live. This shows that adequate information in gloves wearing must be put into any kind of attempt to increase awareness of COVID-19 among the public.…”

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COVID-19 awareness among undergraduates in a private university

Tan

Ong

Leow

2022

IJPHS

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Since the first declaration of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in December 2019, the pandemic has brought some significant lifestyle changes among the people across the globe. There might be some underestimation in the severity level of COVID-19 among younger people, specifically around the age group of undergraduates. This study evaluated the awareness level of Malaysian undergraduates towards COVID-19 in Malaysia via an online survey hosted in a COVID-19 awareness roadshow event. This study highlighted the importance of high awareness level of the pandemic among undergraduates and their impact towards managing the spread of the pandemic to the vulnerable population. The respondents were information technology (IT) undergraduates from Multimedia University Melaka Campus, Malaysia. The overall awareness level of the undergraduates is high. Most respondents had a clear understanding on the effects of personal hygiene and personal protective equipment to avoid getting infected with COVID-19, as well as where to go if they got infected with the coronavirus. Most respondents also showed decent knowledge in identifying the basic symptoms of COVID-19. These findings give an insight into the COVID-19 awareness level among undergraduates and may help the policymakers and university managements to control the spread of COVID-19 and other emerging infections.

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COVID-19 awareness among undergraduates in a private university

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Leow

2022

IJPHS

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“…In terms of the Protective Behaviors factor, there was no difference by country on wearing gloves outside the house although scores on this item were low overall. A low score is not unexpected as, unlike health professionals in their workplace, this was not a government mandated requirement for the general public and it has been shown to increase the risk of cross transmission when used outside of health care settings (Yadav et al, 2020). More German participants reported wearing masks outside the home than did Australians, although it is also important to note that during data collection, the use of masks became compulsory in Germany on April 22 (Mitze et al, 2020) when using public transport and while shopping.…”

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“…These measures are regularly promoted in popular media and websites to the general public as having a protective effect against infections (Paul & Dredze, 2014). Many of the public have also adopted the use of gloves as a self‐protection tool (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2020), although Yadav et al (2020) reported that glove use increases the risk of cross‐transmission if proper technique and precautions are not followed. Faced with such conflicting information on how best to be protected and avoid contracting COVID‐19, and in view of the fact that the general public might not be fully educated on PPE use, it is important to ascertain what actions people are taking to avoid exposure to COVID‐19.…”

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A comparison of the public's use of PPE and strategies to avoid contagion during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australia and Germany

Moore

Bouchoucha

Buchwald

2021

Nursing & Health Sciences

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The SARS‐CoV‐2 or COVID‐19 pandemic has raised public awareness around disease protection. The aims in this study were to recruit participants from Australia and Germany to determine their use of personal protective equipment and COVID‐19 avoidance strategies using scales designed for this study. Principal components analysis with the Australian data revealed two factors in the Protection from Infection Scale, Self‐Care and Protective Behaviors, and a single factor in the Infection Avoidance Scale, with each scale demonstrating strong internal reliability. Data from German participants were used to confirm the scales' structure using confirmatory factor analysis. A comparison of the two data sets data revealed that Australian participants scored higher overall on protection and avoidance strategies but at the item level there were several commonalities, including self‐care behaviors people adopted to avoid contracting COVID‐19. With no foreseeable end to this pandemic, it is important that follow‐up studies ascertain whether the public continues to adopt high levels of PPE use and follows government advice or if pandemic fatigue sets in.

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“…Despite not having evidence to support its use, a large number of people have decided to use them [15], and governments and media don't have a clear message about using gloves by the general population. It's crucial to determine the efficacy of routine glove use by the general population, since the incorrect use of gloves could increase the risk of infection [12], and use by the general healthy population could threaten the supply to health care workers [13].…”

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“…This may create a false sense of security, making people more susceptible to contamination due to an inadequate use or when taking them out without the appropriate technique. The incorrect use of gloves by the general population could increase the risk of infection and contamination of surfaces [12]. Additionally, the use of gloves by the general population could threaten the supply of PPE for healthcare workers [13], [14].…”

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Gloves for COVID-19: A living systematic review

Ferrer¹,

Ortiz-Muñoz²,

Duarte-Anselmi³

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Methods We adapted an already published common protocol for multiple parallel systematic reviews to the specificities of this question. We searched for studies evaluating the effect of glove use in healthy population to prevent COVID-19. We conducted searches using the special L·OVE (Living OVerview of Evidence) platform for COVID-19, a system that maps PICO questions to a repository, maintained through regular searches in electronic databases, preprint servers, trial registries and websites relevant to COVID-19. All the searches covered the period until November 30, 2020. No date or language restrictions were applied.Two reviewers independently evaluated potentially eligible studies according to predefined selection criteria, and extracted data on study characteristics, methods, outcomes, and risk of bias, using a predesigned, standardised form.A living, web-based version of this review will be openly available during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will resubmit it every time the conclusions change or whenever there are substantial updates.ResultsOur search strategy yielded 362 references. Finally, only 1 non-randomised study evaluating the use of gloves among other preventive measures was considered eligible. We were not able to perform a meta-analyses, thus the results were presented as a narrative synthesis.In healthy population, the evidence is very uncertain about the effect of the use of gloves on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations for COVID-19, respiratory failure and all cause-mortality. Conclusions The evidence is insufficient to support or refute the use of gloves in healthy population to prevent COVID-19. There should appear well designed studies addressing the question of this review to provide valuable evidence to inform researchers and decision makers in the near future.

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The Use of Disposable Gloves by General Public During COVID-19 Increases the Risk of Cross-Contamination

Cited by 10 publications

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COVID-19 awareness among undergraduates in a private university

COVID-19 awareness among undergraduates in a private university

A comparison of the public's use of PPE and strategies to avoid contagion during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australia and Germany

Gloves for COVID-19: A living systematic review

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