Review Article
Year: 2021 | Month: November | Volume: 11 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 296-305
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20211135
Compliance to Community Infection Control Standards during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrative Review
Romeo M. Sanchez II1, Gevin R. Soriano2, Sheree Ann A. Ortua3, Alicia A. Tuazon4
1-4Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science Students, St. Paul University Philippines
Corresponding Author: Romeo M. Sanchez II
ABSTRACT
This integrative literature review was conducted to assess the compliance to community infection control standards during the Covid-19 pandemic. As countries struggle to contain Covid-19 and its effects on social and economic aspects of life, non-pharmacologic interventions are seen as a viable option to mitigate the pandemic. This review aims to explore the level and extent to which the community perform health practices as well as the factors that affect compliance to these preventive measures. A systematic search of literatures that was published during 2020 and 2021 that addressed the health practice towards mitigating this pandemic as well as their compliance was included in this literature review. Whittemore and Knafl’s procedure in conducting integrative literature review was utilized. After critical appraisal of these literatures using the Quality Assessment Tool for Qualitative Studies, 4 studies were then included. Overall, studies reveal that health practices to mitigate Covid-19 are highly practiced. This finding is relation to the adequate knowledge of the community towards these preventive measures. However, despite having enough knowledge and awareness on the various information regarding the existence of the Coronavirus disease, the people in the community still need to enhance their knowledge along COVID 19 issues to minimize the risk of having the virus.
Key words: Compliance, Community, Infection Control Standards, Covid-19.