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ABSTRACT
THE EFFECT OF USING MASK ON CHANGES OF RESIDENT FLORA ON HOSPITAL HEALTH WORKERS’ FACIAL SKIN IN PEKANBARU
By
Adrian Hartanto
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. One of the preventions of this disease is the use of masks which must be used by health workers. The use of mask can affect several skin characteristics. The Skin has resident flora which is located on stratum corneum. The growth of resident flora is affected by acidity, hydration, and temperature of the skin. The effect of using mask on changes of resident flora is still unclear and there are very few studies that discuss. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using mask on changes of resident flora on hospital health workers’ facial skin. The design of this study was one group pretest-posttest with a total sample of 25 people. The results of this study show the characteristics of the majority respondents are aged 26-35 years old (52%) and the highest number of workplaces is the Petala Bumi Regional Public Hospital (68%). The results showed that the type of resident flora before using mask were Staphylococcus aureus (72%), CNS (100%), and Micrococcus (40%) and after 4 hours using mask were Staphylococcus aureus (60%), CNS (100%), and Micrococcus (24%). The median number of resident flora before using mask was 346 (17-1314) and after 4 hours using mask was 272 (12-1053). Based on statistical test, there is effect of using mask on changes of number resident flora on hospital health workers’ facial skin (p value= 0,042).
Keywords: health workers, resident flora, facial skin, surgical mask
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