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ARTIGO ARTICLE

Adesão às precauções padrão pela equipe do atendimento pré-hospitalar móvel de
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Adherence to standard precautions by the public pre-hospital health team in Belo Horizonte,
Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Aline Cristine Souza Lopes 1
Adriana Cristina Oliveira 1
Jussara Teixeira Silva 2
Maria Henriqueta Rocha Siqueira Paiva

Escola de Enfermagem,
Universidade Federal de
Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte,
Brasil.
2 Instituto de Ciências Exatas,
Universidade Federal de
Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte,
Brasil.
3 Sistema de Atendimento
Móvel de Urgência, Prefeitura
Municipal de Belo Horizonte,
Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
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Correspondência
A. C. Oliveira
Departamento de
Enfermagem Básica,
Escola de Enfermagem,
Universidade Federal de
Minas Gerais.
Rua Guajajaras 201, apto.
402, Belo Horizonte, MG
30180-100, Brasil. [e-mail] 3

Abstract

Introdução

This was a cross-sectional study of workers in the pre-hospital care team in Belo Horizonte, Minas
Gerais State, Brazil, aimed at evaluating adherence to precautions. The study instrument included questions on knowledge, attitudes, and facilitating factors for adherence to standard precautions. Adherence was verified by percentage of adequacy: ≥ 75% correct answers. Drivers showed the lowest degree of knowledge and physicians the highest. In self-reported answers, none of the workers demonstrated adequate use of face masks, goggles, or personal protective equipment
(PPE), and drivers reported inadequate attitudes on all the items. In the univariate analysis, job position, gender, and specific rescue unit were associated with adoption of precautions. Meanwhile, in the multivariate analysis, only job position was related (drivers and nurse technicians/ aides). The most frequently cited facilitating factors for improvement of adherence were: training focusing on infections, occupational risks, and use of PPE; periodic team meetings; and creation of a central unit for cleaning,