The COVID-19 Pandemic Process Increase Latex Glove Use and Latex Allergy Complaints in Hospital Nurses? Survey Study

Background: Global guidelines recommend the use of personal protective equipment due to the high risk of contagiousness of COVID-19 disease. The increase in COVİD-19 patients in the last two years has increased the rate of use of latex gloves in nurses. It is not known how the increase in the use of latex gloves affects the complaints of latex allergy in nurses.

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the rates of latex glove use and allergic complaints related to the use of latex gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic in hospital nurses.

Materials and Methods: Ethical and legal permissions were obtained before starting the research. Research; It was conducted in a descriptive and cross-sectional manner at Hatay Training and Research Hospital between May 15 and June 15, 2021. The sample of the study consisted of 448 nurses who volunteered to participate in the study. The data of the study were collected with data collection forms created by the researchers as a result of literature reviews. The data of the research were collected by the online questionnaire method. Analysis of the data was analyzed with appropriate statistical methods in SPSS 21.0 program. p<0.05 value was accepted for statistical significance.

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18 years old
• Working as a nurse in Hatay Training and Research Hospital, Working in Hatay training and research hospital for the last month according to the date of the research
• Nurses who volunteered to participate in the study were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Nurses who want to leave the study at any stage of the study after being included in the study