Table 1.
The demographic and working characteristics of the participants
| Features | Groups | Number (percentile) n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD | Female | 34.9 ± 6.6 |
| Male | 35.1 ± 7.3 | |
| Total | 35.0 ± 6.9 | |
| Gender | Female | 171 (62) |
| Male | 105 (38) | |
| Duties | Patient carer | 23 (8.3) |
| Cleaning staff | 29 (10.5) | |
| Nurse | 148 (53.6) | |
| Doctor | 7 (2.5) | |
| Radiology | 26 (9.4) | |
| technician | ||
| Anesthesia | 3 (1.1) | |
| technician | ||
| Emergency | 3 (1.1) | |
| service technician | ||
| Others | 37 (13.4) | |
| Daily working hours | <8 h | 108 (39.1) |
| ≥8 h | 168 (60.9) | |
| Whether they took part in the follow‐up of | Yes | 77 (27.9) |
| COVID‐19 patients | No | 199 (72.1) |
| HCWs thought that the symptoms were | Yes | 67 (24.3) |
| caused by gloves | No | 209 (75.7) |
| HCWs thought that the symptoms were | Yes | 197 (71.4) |
| caused by alcohol‐based hand antiseptics | No | 79 (28.6) |
| HCWs thought that the symptoms were | Yes | 134 (48.6) |
| caused by soap and water | No | 142 (51.4) |
| HCWs reduced the hand hygiene measures | Yes | 10 (3.6) |
| due to complaints | No | 266 (96.4) |