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Table 3 Percent of providers who agreed, disagreed, or were neutral about statements about IPC during COVID 19

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of infection prevention and control among healthcare workers during the COVID 19 pandemic: a descriptive cross-sectional study in three Nigerian states

Statement

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

When caring for a person with COVID-19, you need to worry about putting your family and friends at risk of contracting the disease

89.5

1.5

9.0

In the absence of standard precautions, health care facilities can be the source of infection and epidemic diseases

93.8

2.8

3.4

Social distancing is unrealistic in Nigeria

71.2

3.6

24.2

Total lockdown is an unrealistic response in developing countries like Nigeria

72.0

4.1

23.9