Table 3 Knowledge, perception and practice of safety measures among health care workers (N = 811)
From: Capacity development and safety measures for health care workers exposed to COVID-19 in Bangladesh
| Safety measure indicators | n | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Do you agree that your hospital has a sufficient supply of PPE? | ||
| Strongly agree | 56 | 6.9 |
| Agree | 384 | 47.3 |
| Disagree | 286 | 35.3 |
| Strongly disagree | 85 | 10.5 |
| Do all health care staff receive PPE? | ||
| Yes | 402 | 49.6 |
| No | 409 | 50.4 |
| When do you currently change your PPE? | ||
| After attending a patient | 119 | 14.7 |
| After every roster | 446 | 85.3 |
| Where do you live now? | ||
| At my residence, but in a separate room | 274 | 33.8 |
| At government/authority-designated accommodation | 259 | 31.9 |
| With family | 278 | 34.3 |
| What do you do immediately when you return from hospital duty to your accommodation/residence? | ||
| Wash hands | 49 | 6.0 |
| Take a shower | 84 | 10.4 |
| Both | 675 | 83.2 |
| None | 3 | 0.4 |
| Duty roster | ||
| Every day | 270 | 33.3 |
| 7 days | 322 | 39.7 |
| 10 days | 184 | 22.7 |
| 14 days | 35 | 4.3 |
| After completion of your scheduled duty shift, do you undergo institutional quarantine for 14 days? | ||
| Yes | 286 | 35.3 |
| No | 397 | 49.0 |
| Yes, but less than 14 days | 128 | 15.7 |
| When do you test for SARS-CoV-2?a | ||
| At the start of your duty | 31 | 3.8 |
| When you are on duty | 50 | 6.2 |
| After completion of your duty | 283 | 34.9 |
| Do not test for SARS-CoV-2 | 484 | 59.7 |
| If you are exhausted treating the COVID-19 patients, what are the reasons? a | ||
| Work overload | 405 | 49.9 |
| Panic | 270 | 33.3 |
| Lack of PPEs | 275 | 33.9 |
| Social disbelief | 145 | 17.9 |
| Not exhausted | 215 | 26.5 |
| What is the possibility of you getting COVID-19 infection? | ||
| Low | 76 | 9.3 |
| Moderate | 269 | 33.2 |
| High | 466 | 57.5 |
| Many health care workers have already been infected with COVID-19. In your opinion, what might be the reasons?a | ||
| Late diagnosis of COVID-19 patients | 565 | 69.7 |
| Longer duty hours | 156 | 19.2 |
| Sub-optimal adherence to prevention measures | 217 | 26.8 |
| Working in high-risk departments | 236 | 29.1 |
| Inadequate training on prevention measures | 272 | 33.5 |
| All of the above | 384 | 47.3 |