Assessment of Health Workers’ Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Prevention of COVID-19 Infection in Low-Resource Settings
Table 8
Attitudes and beliefs of health workers towards the use of PPE.
Questions on PPE
Responses
Frequency
Percent
Will you be willing to put on the highest level of PPE when the need arises? Should patients’ safety be your first choice?
Definitely not
2
0.7
Probably not
4
1.5
Probably
24
8.8
Possibly
28
10.3
Definitely
214
78.7
Are you willing to use the PPE provided by your facility in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic?
Definitely not
2
0.7
Probably not
2
0.7
Probably
32
11.8
Possibly
28
10.3
Definitely
208
76.5
Do you feel taking your lab coat/ward home is not harmful?
Strongly disagree
154
56.6
Disagree
86
31.6
Undecided
14
5.1
Agree
6
2.2
Strongly agree
12
4.4
Do you feel following strict rules in removing gloves, face shield, and goggles is mandatory?
Strongly disagree
2
0.7
Undecided
12
4.4
Agree
92
33.8
Strongly agree
166
61
Strongly disagree
58
21.3
Disagree
100
36.8
undecided
24
8.8
Agree
52
19.1
Strongly agree
38
14
Questions on beliefs of health workers on PPE
Do you believe the available PPE is of standard quality?
Very poor quality
2
0.7
Poor quality
30
11
Fair quality
174
64
Good quality
58
21.3
Excellent quality
8
2.9
Do you believe that PPE is required by only some special health worker?
Strongly disagree
92
33.8
Disagree
128
47.1
Undecided
6
2.2
Agree
32
11.8
Strongly agree
14
5.1
Is your present level of knowledge of PPE adequate ?
Very poor
20
7.4
Poor
82
30.1
Fair
116
42.6
Good
46
16.9
Excellent
8
2.9
Do you believe the available PPE is effective in preventing infectious disease?
Definitely not
20
7.4
Probably not
54
19.9
Probably
82
30.1
Possibly
44
16.2
Definitely
72
26.5
Do you believe locally manufactured PPE is as good as imported ones
