Table 3.

KAP among HCW on BMWM of samples in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic

KAP on BMWM in context to COVID-19	Laboratory technician (n=72)	Housekeeping and sanitization personnel (n=45)	Laboratory physicians (n=45)	Nurses handling laboratory samples (n=117)	Chi-square test	P
Safe collection samples in reference to recent bio-safety guidelines related to COVID-19	59 (83%)	30 (65.2%)	38 (84.4%)	65 (55.5%)	29.1	0.001
Legal aspect and awareness on recent laboratory bio-safety guidelines issued related to handling COVID-19 suspected samples	38 (53.5%)	12 (26.6%)	38 (84.4%)	55 (47%)	47.7	0.001
Adequate treatment of laboratory waste before discarding (%)	50 (70.4%)	23 (51.1%)	37 (82.2%)	65 (55.5%)	13.8	0.03
Appropriate use of PPE	52 (73.2%)	23 (51.1%)	43 (95.5%)	86 (73.5%)	22.6	0.001