The Effect of Personal Protective Equipment Uptake on the Risk of Leprosy in Adults: Meta Analysis

Rizki Kurniawan Saputra (Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Setyo Sri Rahardjo (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Bhisma Murti (Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret)

Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021)

Background: Leptospirosis is an acute infec­tious disease that can attack humans and ani­mals caused by the Leptospira bacteria. Lepto­spirosis contributes to morbidity and mortality in the high-risk group, namely adults. Compli­ance with the use of personal protective equip­ment and direct contact with animal tissue infected with Leptospira sp. bacteria increase the risk of leptospirosis. This study aims to ana­lyze the magnitude of the effect of using per­sonal protective equipment on the risk of leptospirosis with a meta-analysis.Subjects and Method: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by follow­ing the PRISMA flow diagram. The process of searching for articles is through a journal data­base which includes: PubMed, Springer Link, Google Scholar and Science Direct by selecting articles published in 1999-2020. Keywords used "Leptospirosis AND Personal Protective Equipment", "leptospirosis" AND "risk factors", "leptospirosis AND adjusted odds ratio", "lepto­spirosis" AND "adults", "leptospirosis AND risk factors AND adjusted odds ratio". The inclu­sion criteria were full paper articles with observa­tio­nal study design, articles in English and Indo­nesian, multivariate analysis used with adjusted odds ratio. Articles that meet the requirements are analyzed using the Revmen 5.3 application.Results: A total of 8 articles were reviewed in this study with a cross-sectional and case-control study design. Meta-analysis of 4 case-control studies showed that non-adherence to the use of personal protective equipment had a 2.77 times increased risk of leptospirosis compared with using personal protective equipment (aOR= 2.77, 95% CI= 1.76 to 4.36, p <0.001). A meta-analysis of 4 cross-sectional studies concluded that non-adherence to the use of personal protective equip­ment had a 2.73 times increased risk of lepto­spirosis compared with using personal protective equipment (aOR= 2.73, 95% CI= 1.99 to 3.74; p= <0.001).Conclusion: Non-compliance with the use of personal protective equipment increases the risk of leptospirosis.Keywords: leptospirosis, personal protective equipment, meta-analysisCorrespondence: Rizki Kurniawan Saputra. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl.Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: [e-mail]. Mobile: [phone].Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior (2021), 06(01): 21-3https://doi.org/10.26911/thejhpb.2021.06.01.03