Research Article AssessmentofHealthWorkers’Knowledge,Beliefs,Attitudes,and UseofPersonalProtectiveEquipmentforPreventionofCOVID-19 Infection in Low-Resource Settings M.A.Alao , 1,2 A. O. Durodola, 2,3 O. R. Ibrahim , 4 and O. A. Asinobi 5 1 Department of Paediatrics, Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria 2 Bowen University College of Medicine Iwo, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria 3 Department of Family Medicine, Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria 4 Department of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Centre, Kastina, Kastina State, Nigeria 5 University College Hospital Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria Correspondence should be addressed to M. A. Alao; mikevikefountains@gmail.com Received 14 May 2020; Revised 15 July 2020; Accepted 5 August 2020; Published 24 August 2020 Academic Editor: Carol J. Burns Copyright © 2020 M. A. Alao et al. is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Background. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly infectious disease with a potential for healthcare workers (HCWs) getting infected due to inadequate protection while attending to patients. Effective use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is key to mitigating the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare settings. Hence, there is a need to understand HCWs’ use of PPE in resource-limited settings and how closely the currently recommended guidelines for PPE are followed. is study assessed the HCWs’ knowledge about, attitudes towards, beliefs on, and use of PPE to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection in a resource-limited setting. Methods. is cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2020 in Southwest and Northwest Nigeria. e selection of participants was performed via the snowball sampling technique using a 33-item, web-based, self-administered questionnaire via a social media network. We obtained relevant sociodemographic data and information on participants’ occupations and knowledge about, attitudes towards, beliefs on, and use of PPE. We analysed the data using SPSS version 23.0 for Windows (IBM, Armonk, New York, USA). A p values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results.A total of 290 subjects responded to the questionnaire, and 18 (6.2%) were excluded because of incomplete data. e mean age of the respondents was 32.3 ± 9.9 years. ere were 116 males (42.6%). e majority of the respondents were medical doctors (114, 41.9%), followed by nurses and clinical students. Of the 272 respondents in this survey, only 70 (25.7%) had adequate knowledge about PPE. Of the respondents who presumed they had adequate knowledge about donning and doffing PPE, 94 (56%) were incorrect. e predictors of good knowledge were ages younger than 45 years (p � 0.046) and practice location (p � 0.009). Conclusion. is study showed that HCWs’ knowledge about, attitudes towards, and beliefs on PPE and their PPE skill in practice in Nigeria were remarkably poor. ere is an urgent need for nationwide practical training on PPE use to curtail the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection among HCWs. 1.Introduction Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2), the pathogen that causes coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19),isoneofthemostcontagiousvirusesin human history [1]. Following the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March that COVID-19 is a pandemic disease, COVID-19 has rapidly spread across 212 countries with an estimated 4,248,389 cases and 294,046 mortalities within the five months from the start of the outbreak to 14 May 2020 [2, 3]. Over a period of five weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rose from 38 cases on 24 March to 4,791 cases by 14 May 2020 [2]. is ravaging infection has spread be- yond boundaries and race and has a predilection for se- nior citizens. Hindawi Advances in Public Health Volume 2020, Article ID 4619214, 10 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4619214