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Table 2 Capacity development trainings received by health care workers on COVID-19 and its quality (N = 811)

From: Capacity development and safety measures for health care workers exposed to COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Training/quality indicators

n

Percent

Which of the following basic training did you attend? a

 Hand hygiene

358

44.1

 Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette

284

35.0

 Use of PPE

458

56.5

 Decontaminate PPE/equipment/work surface/table/room, etc.

260

32.1

 Safe handling of samples, cases and waste

109

13.4

 Environmental decontamination and waste management

104

12.8

 None of the above

113

13.9

Were these trainings useful?

 Very useful

493

60.8

 Fairly useful

156

19.2

 Not useful

13

1.6

 Nothing new

36

4.4

 Not applicable

113

13.9

Are you still receiving trainings?

 Yes

161

20.0

 No

650

80.0

Have you read following COVID-19 related documents?a

 National Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID-19, Bangladesh

125

15.4

 National Guideline for Health Care Providers on Infection Prevention and Control of COVID-19 pandemic in Health Care Settings

254

31.3

 National Guidelines on the Clinical Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19)

346

42.7

 All of these documents

147

18.1

 None of the above

263

32.4

  1. Note: a multiple responses were allowed