Open AccessFactors Affecting the Decontamination Process in Hospitals in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Ebaa Marwan Felemban,
Hanan A. M. Youssef,
Abdulellah Al Thobaity
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s295262
Subject(s) - human decontamination , preparedness , health care , medical emergency , covid-19 , nursing , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Hospitals face various types of disasters that require either decontamination or disinfection interventions. These contaminants can be chemical, biological, radioactive, or infectious, such as COVID-19. Further, there are few studies in the literature on factors affecting decontamination in hospitals in Saudi Arabia.