Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants and their awareness about Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
| Socio-Demographic Fetchers | Physicians | Nurses | Other HCWs * | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Number | 267 (22) | 685 (56.3) | 264 (21.7) | 1216 (100) | |
| Gender: | |||||
| Male | 199 (74.5) | 299 (43.6) | 201 (76.1) | 699 (57.5) | |
| Female | 68 (25.5) | 386 (56.4) | 63 (23.9) | 517 (42.5) | |
| Work place: | |||||
| Hospital | 57 (21.3) | 204 (29.8) | 31 (11.7) | 292 (24) | |
| PHC | 207 (77.5) | 472 (68.9) | 228 (86.4) | 907 (74.6) | |
| Other | 3 (1.1) | 9 (1.3) | 5 (1.9) | 17 (1.4) | |
| Have you heard about Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)? | p ** | ||||
| Yes | 263 (98.5) | 677 (98.8) | 261 (98.9) | 1201 | 0.906 |
| No | 4 (1.5) | 8 (1.2) | 3 (1.1) | 15 | |
| MERS has been diagnosed in patients in the practice of the HCW: | |||||
| Yes | 75 (28.10) | 218 (31.8) | 58 (22) | 351 | 0.02 |
| No | 192 (71.9) | 462 (67.4) | 203 (76.9) | 857 | |
| Don’t Know | 0 (0) | 5 (0.7) | 3 (1.1) | 8 | |
| Do you think that Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) a problem in this community? | |||||
| Strongly agree | 118 (44.2) | 362 (52.8) | 145 (54.9) | 625 | 0.105 |
| Agree | 104 (39) | 230 (33.6) | 88 (33.3) | 422 | |
| Neutral | 24 (9) | 65 (9.5) | 18 (6.8) | 107 | |
| Disagree | 17 (6.4) | 23 (3.4) | 10 (3.8) | 50 | |
| Strongly disagree | 4 (1.5) | 5 (0.7) | 3 (1.1) | 12 | |
| The HCWs who had been investigated for MERS-CoV and the duration from sample taking and releasing the result: | |||||
| One day | 7 (23.3) | 54 (36.7) | 18 (45) | 79 | 0.013 |
| 2 days | 10 (33.3) | 34 (23) | 8 (20) | 52 | |
| 3 days | 9 (30) | 46 (31.2) | 9 (22.5) | 64 | |
| More | 4 (13.3) | 13 (8.8) | 5 (12.5) | 22 | |
| The impact of suspicion of having MERS-CoV on the HCWs work performance, social and psychological life: | |||||
| Work performance: | 17 (17.7) | 61 (63.5) | 18 (18.8) | 96 | 0.006 |
| Social life | 18 (16.1) | 72 (64.3) | 22 (19.6) | 112 | 0.001 |
| Psychological life | 18 (13.3) | 96 (71.1) | 21 (15.6) | 135 | 0.001 |
| Clinical experience of the HCWs in the last 2 years or less regarding: | |||||
| Working in place where MERS-CoV infected patient was diagnosed or admitted. | 75 (28.1) | 218 (31.8) | 58 (22) | 351 | 0.02 |
| Cared a MERS-CoV infected patient. | 24 (9) | 106 (15.5) | 15 (5.7) | 145 | <0.001 |
| After the MERS-CoV outbreak: | |||||
| Sometimes get scared of going to work for fear of contacting MERS-CoV patient. | 123 (46.1) | 448 (65.4) | 173 (65.5) | 744 | <0.001 |
| Sometimes avoid body contact whenever HCWs are in a public area. | 116 (43.4) | 421 (61.5) | 154 (58.3) | 691 | <0.001 |
* Healthcare Workers; ** p values represent results of chi-squared test for the null hypothesis of no difference in the Socio-demographic characteristics of participants and their awareness about MERS-CoV.