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 | Â | Â |
 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? | Â | Â |
 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 |