25/11/21

医疗PPE不适合19 Covid-19前线的女性

Woman in PPE
据全球卫生网络中的妇女说,不到五分之一的女性前线卫生工作者说,保护服装适合他们。版权:由WGH提供。

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  • Protective clothing for health workers ‘unfit for women’ - report
  • Gear, designed for men, is often too big and restrictive
  • Women’s network calls for basic standards to bridge gender divide

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Less than one in five female frontline health workers say protective clothing fits them properly, according to a survey from the Women in Global Health network.

在全球范围内,只有14%的妇女报告说,个人防护设备(PPE)做了该名称的建议 - 规定保护她们免受感染的保护。

The report published last week (19 November) documents gendered challenges around PPE in the health sector. Surveying 892 women from more than 50 countries, it reveals pervasive inequities in PPE access, fit and design.

“这是建立医疗保健系统的唤醒呼吁,在我们到达下一个危机点之前,这些系统包含在内的医疗保健工作者。”

Rosemary Morgan, associate scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

PPE is primarily为男人设计研究表明,通常无法保护妇女。虽然世界上有70%的健康和护理人员是女性,但她们只是充满25 per centof senior leadership roles.

“妇女是90%的护士,并且是全球卫生妇女(WGH)妇女在大流行中扮演角色的绝大多数医护人员。”“因此,如果医疗PPE不适合妇女,那么它不适合大多数卫生劳动力。”

根据该报告,所有类型的PPE对于包括呼吸器,手套和礼服在内的女性来说太大了。合适的面具不佳被强调为特别有问题。

该报告说:“不贴合的面具不仅无法保护妇女,而且还会造成痛苦。”他指出,通常引用了修改口罩以获得更好贴合的努力引起疮和瘀伤。

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健康care workers from non-Caucasian populations faced additional challenges with mask fit due to diverse face shapes. One female health worker told researchers: “Most South and South-East Asian female staff have failed mask fit tests due to our smaller than average faces.”

月经是穿着PPE的女性的另一个挑战。由于在不被丢弃的情况下使用厕所时无法去除PPE的工作岗位,因此月经期间,妇女报告了压力,焦虑和健康影响,例如皮疹和佩戴卫生垫的感染太久。

对于低收入和中等收入国家的妇女,全球短缺和PPE限制供应的负担能力,妇女报告说必须对她是否可以使用厕所做出艰难的决定。

“With the risks of contamination and the shortage of PPE supply, you really have to think twice about taking it off,” said one nurse from Zambia. “I knew there was a chance that I would not get more PPE again if I decided to go to the bathroom during my shift.”

WGH的政策和研究助理雷切尔·汤普森(Rachel Thompson)兼报告首席作者说,PPE的差异已有一段时间了,但Covid-19将问题推向了焦点。

“During the pandemic, health workers have had to wear PPE for the full duration of shifts, for months at a time. Issues with poor fit and design can no longer be ignored,” she toldSciDev.Net.

与世界卫生组织预测全球短缺到2030年,有1800万卫生工作者(主要是中低收入收入国家)提供了足够的PPE,这对于员工保留和支持人员可能至关重要。

“ PPE对女性卫生工作者很重要。这对于他们的安全至关重要,但对于士气和象征,他们受到重视和受到保护,这一点很重要。”汤普森说。

WGH使用该报告呼吁政府,雇主和发展机构(例如WHO)制定并遵守适当性别的PPE的基本标准。该网络还呼吁将妇女提升到高级健康领导职务,在那里她们可以影响PPE采购决策。

Rosemary Morgan, an associate scientist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who specialises in gender, intersectionality and health systems research, says inequities in PPE are just part of a bigger need for more gender responsive healthcare systems.

摩根说:“ Covid-19阐明了一直存在并受到加剧的不平等现象,并引起了人们对与我们从未见过的性别和性别有关的问题的关注。”

“这是建立医疗保健系统的唤醒呼吁,在我们到达下一个危机点之前,这些系统包含在内的医疗保健工作者。”

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