Most PPE not designed for ethnic minority health workers and women, study finds

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/934726

 

 News Release 12-Nov-2021
Peer-Reviewed Publication
University of Southampton

emale healthcare workers and those from Black And Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds have struggled to find personal protective equipment (PPE) that provides them with adequate protection, a new study has found.

Researchers at the University of Southampton found that most masks are not designed for BAME and women, due to limited research into how differences in facial dimensions across gender and ethnicity affect PPE performance. There findings have been published in the journal BMJ Global health.

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