Assessment of Health Workers’ Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Prevention of COVID-19 Infection in Low-Resource Settings
Table 3
General knowledge of respondents on PPE.
Questions
Responses
Frequency
Percent
Have you heard of PPE before?
No
2
0.7
Yes
270
99.3
Do you know what personal protective equipment is?
No
12
4.4
Yes
220
80.9
Not sure
40
14.7
How many types (items) of PPE do you know?
1–2
42
15.4
3–4
74
27.2
5–8
118
43.4
8–11
38
14.0
How many levels of protection are associated with PPE utilization?
Two
44
16.2
Three
76
27.9
Four
134
49.3
Five
6
2.2
I do not know
12
4.4
What level of PPE is demonstrated below
Level A
74
27.2
Level B
34
12.5
Level C
80
29.4
Level D
84
30.9
Do you know the indications for PPE?
No
14
5.1
Yes
224
82.4
Not sure
34
12.5
Do you know if the gloves worn protects you against specific types of viral pathogen like SARS-CoV-2
Yes
70
25.7
No
76
27.9
Not sure
126
46.3
PPE: personal protective equipment; SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
