Table 3.
COVID-19 preparedness stratified by previous epidemic experience
| All respondents (n = 902) | Previous epidemic experience (%) (n = 255) | No previous epidemic experience (%) (n = 647) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access COVID-19 testing | 0.44 | |||
| Yes | 701 (82.9) | 201 (84.5) | 500 (82.2) | |
| No | 145 (17.1) | 37 (15.6) | 108 (17.8) | |
| Personally tested for COVID-19 | 0.35 | |||
| Yes | 57 (6.7) | 13 (5.5) | 44 (7.2) | |
| No | 789 (93.3) | 225 (94.5) | 564 (92.8) | |
| Formal hospital guidelines | 0.19 | |||
| Yes | 452 (60.4) | 131 (64.2) | 321 (59.0) | |
| No | 296 (39.6) | 73 (35.8) | 223 (41.0) | |
| Adequate PPE for frontline workers | 0.4 | |||
| Yes | 415 (49.6) | 121 (51.9) | 294 (48.7) | |
| No | 422 (50.4) | 112 (48.1) | 310 (51.3) | |
| Forms of PPE provided | ||||
| N-95 mask | 451 (50.0) | 130 (51.0) | 321 (49.6) | 0.71 |
| Surgical mask | 738 (81.8) | 205 (80.4) | 533 (82.4) | 0.49 |
| Face shield | 415 (46.0) | 113 (44.3) | 302 (46.7) | 0.52 |
| Gown | 491 (54.4) | 131 (51.4) | 360 (55.6) | 0.25 |
| Full-face respirator | 95 (10.5) | 29 (11.4) | 66 (10.2) | 0.61 |
| Adequate ventilators | 0.53 | |||
| Yes | 343 (41.0) | 100 (42.7) | 243 (40.4) | |
| No | 493 (59.0) | 134 (57.3) | 359 (59.6) | |