N-95/P2 respirator compliance with fit testing recommendations and respirator satisfaction amongst hospital staff.

Background: Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs) are an important and readily scalable infection control measure; however their effectiveness is ultimately determined by compliance. We aimed to examine staff compliance and satisfaction with wearing the N95/P2 FFRs assigned to them via the standardised fit testing protocol implemented in a single large healthcare network in Victoria, Australia.

Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, employees from five hospital campuses who participated in the health networks N95/P2 FFR fit testing process were invited in person to participate in the study.

Striving to be the fittest: quantitative P2/N95 respirator fit test results among hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To provide fit rates for specific P2/N95 respirators and compare these results by age, sex, clean-shaven status, and fit tester experience.

Design: Exploratory audit involving secondary analysis of existing quantitative fit testing data.

Setting: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare services across Australia implemented respiratory protection protocols.