Derin OYGARAyşe BÜYÜKCAMZümrüt ŞAHBUDAK BALNazan DALGIÇŞefika Elmas BOZDEMİRAdem KARBUZBenhur Şirvan ÇETİNYalçın KARACeren ÇETİNNevin HATİPOĞLUHatice UYGUNDeniz AYGÜNSelda HANÇERLİ TÖRÜNDicle ŞENER OKURDilek YILMAZ ÇİFTDOĞANTuğçe TURAL KARAAysun YAHŞİArife ÖZERSevliya ÖCAL DEMİRGülşen AKKOÇCansu TURANEnes SALISemra ŞENEmine Hafize ERDENİZSoner Sertan KARAMelike EMİROĞLUTuğba ERATHacer AKTÜRKSibel Laçinel GÜRLEVİKMurat SÜTÇÜZeynep Gökçe GAYRETLİ AYDINBaşak YILDIZ ATIKANEdanur YEŞİLGizem GÜNEREmel ÇELEBİKadir EFEDidem KIZMAZ İŞANÇLIHabibe Selver DURMUŞSeher TEKELİAyşe KARAARSLANLida BÜLBÜLHabib ALMİŞÖzge KABAYıldız EKEMEN KELEŞBahadır YAZICIOĞLUŞerife Bahtiyar OĞUZFahri OVALIHazal Helin DOĞANSolmaz ÇELEBİEsra Deniz ÇAKIR PAPATYABurcugül KARASULUGülsüm ALKANİrem YENİDOĞANDoruk GÜLBurcu PARILTAN KÜÇÜKALİOĞLUGülhadiye AVCUMusa Gürel KUKULMelis BİLENBelma YAŞARTuğba ÜSTÜNÖmer KILIÇYasemin ZERSinem ORAL CEBECİMehmet TURGUTMehtape SARI YANARTAŞAslıhan ŞAHİNSertac ARSLANOGLUMurat ELEVLİŞadiye Kübra TÜTER ÖZHalil HATİPOĞLUİlyas Tolga EERKUMAsuman DEMİRBUĞATaha Onur ÖZÇELİKEmine SARIGökhan AKKUŞSami HATİPOĞLUEner Çağrı DİNLEYİCİMustafa HACIMUSTAFAOĞLUFerda OZKINAYZafer KURUGÖLAli Bülent CENGİZAyper SOMERHasan TEZERAteş KARA2024-07-242024-07-2420201307-1068http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/23652Objective: In the early stages of any epidemic caused by new emerg-ing pathogens healthcare personnel is subject to a great risk. Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, proved to be no exception. Many healthcare workers died in the early stages of pandemic due to inadequate precau-tions and insufficient protection. It is essential to protect and maintain the safety of healthcare personnel for the confinement of pandemic as well as continuity of qualified healthcare services which is already under strain. Educating healthcare personnel on appropiate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is as essential as procuring them. Material and Methods: A survey is conducted on 4927 healthcare per-sonnel working solely with pediatric patients from 32 different centers. Education given on PPE usage were questioned and analyzed depend-ing on age, sex, occupation and region.Results: Among four thousand nine hundred twelve healthcare person-nel from 32 different centers 91% (n= 4457) received education on PPE usage. Of those who received education only 36% was given both theo-retical and applied education. Although there was no differences among different occupation groups, receiving education depended on regions.Conclusion: It is essential to educate healthcare personnel appropiately nationwidely for the continuity of qualified healthcare services during the pandemic.engAraştırma Makalesi10.5578/ced.202061