ANALYSIS OF FACTORS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE USE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) IN CLINICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL HOSPITAL DR. IBNU SUTOWO BATURAJA

Abstract

Background:Laboratory dr. IbnuSutowo Balfour was a hospital that has a risk of considerable danger injured at work in his laboratory personnel. Compliance Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the laboratory is important to always be applied by the laboratory staff. This objective of study is analyze the factors associated with compliance with the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the laboratory personnel.

Method: The study design was observational and the type of research is a qualitative research. The informants as many as six people, and the data retrieved by conducting in-depth interviews, examine documents and compare with the results of observation. Analysis of the data using the data triagulasi, including triangulation of sources, methods, and data.

Results: It showed that adherence to the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is already used by officials, but the use of PPE is less than the maximum. Laboratory workers have the motivation, knowledge, perception is quite good, but in practice they only laboratory workers do not use PPE properly complete. Regulation, supervision and Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) had been applied but not maximized.

Conclusion: It can be concluded that the compliance of the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the laboratory staff has been good, but less than the maximum we recommend the use of other types of PPE such as headgear and laboratory shoes use as well.

Keywords: Compliance Use of PPE, Laboratory Shoes.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26553/jikm.2016.7.2.118-123