Table 5.
Preparedness for a COVID‐19 Pandemic
| Statement (agree) | Clinical, N (%) | Non‐clinical, N (%) | Total, N (%) | Unadjusted OR | P‐value | Adjusted OR a | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is an infection control committee in the hospital | 198 (50.5) | 101 (52.9) | 299 (51.3) | 0.82 (0.56‐1.19) | .2 | 0.90 (0.64‐1.28) | .5 |
| I have received training for infection control at my hospital | 203 (51.8) | 97 (50.8) | 300 (51.5) | 0.98 (0.67‐1.43) | .9 | 1.04 (0.73‐1.47) | .8 |
| My clinic has a preparedness plan for COVID‐19 outbreak | 161 (41.1) | 79 (41.4) | 240 (42.2) | 0.91 (0.62‐1.33) | .6 | 0.98 (0.69‐1.40) | .9 |
| My hospital has informed me of the COVID‐19 outbreak preparedness plan | 162 (41.3) | 79 (41.4) | 241 (42.3) | 0.92 (0.63‐1.34) | .6 | 0.99 (0.70‐1.41) | .9 |
| I am personally prepared for a Covid‐19 outbreak | 121 (30.9) | 75 (39.3) | 196 (33.6) | 0.68 (0.44‐1.05) | .08 | 0.69 (0.48‐0.99) | .04 |
| In the past 6 months | |||||||
| I have attended infection control training sessions | 92 (23.5) | 5 (2.6) | 97 (12.6) | 18.0 (6.85‐47.2) | .001 | 11.4 (4.55‐28.5) | .001 |
| Bought disinfection | 386 (98.5) | 164 (85.9) | 550 (94.3) | 13.2 (4.89‐35.5) | .001 | 10.5 (4.29‐26.1) | .001 |
| Bought masks | 391 (99.7) | 182 (95.3) | 573 (98.3) | 20.4 (2.09‐199.0) | .009 | 19.3 (2.43‐153.7) | .005 |
| Received adequate personal protective equipment training | 172 (43.9) | 18 (9.4) | 190 (42.6) | 13.3 (7.32‐24.3) | .001 | 7.51 (4.44‐12.7) | .001 |
| Have someone to turn to if unsure of use of personal protective equipment | 227 (57.9) | 96 (50.3) | 323 (55.4) | 1.55(1.05‐2.29) | .025 | 1.36 (0.96‐1.92) | .082 |
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Adjusted for age, gender, marital status, place of work, staying with.