Table 2.
Responses to section A of the questionnaire.
| S No. | Item | Frequency of scores (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Hand Hygiene | ||||||
| 1 | I shake hands while meeting colleagues. | 80 (8.37) | 35 (3.66) | 41 (4.29) | 49 (5.13) | 751 (78.56) |
| 2 | I sanitize my hands after contact with each patient and/or his/her surroundings. | 24 (2.51) | 34 (3.56) | 75 (7.85) | 174 (18.20) | 649 (67.89) |
| 3 | I ensure that I wash/sanitize my hands for at least 20 s. | 23 (2.41) | 46 (132) | 132 (13.81) | 247 (25.84) | 508 (53.14) |
| 4 | I properly follow the steps of washing/sanitizing hands. | 19 (1.99) | 44 (4.60) | 105 10.98) |
283 (29.60) | 505 (52.82) |
| 5 | I touch my eyes, nose, or mouth without washing/sanitizing my hands. | 72 (7.53) | 47 (4.92) | 75 (7.85) | 162 (16.95) | 600 (62.76) |
| Social distancing | ||||||
| 6 | I maintain at least 1-m distance with family members | 184 (19.25) | 135 (14.12) | 145 (15.17) | 233 (24.37) | 259 (27.09) |
| 7 | I maintain at least 1-m distance with co-workers at the hospital. | 36 (3.77) | 80 (8.37) | 155 (16.21) | 280 (29.29) | 405 (42.36) |
| 8 | I maintain at least 1-m distance while eating food with my colleagues. | 65 (65.80) | 91 (9.52) | 126 (13.18) | 227 (23.74) | 447 (46.76) |
| 9 | I maintain at least 1-m distance while talking to my colleagues in the duty rooms. | 49 (5.13) | 100 (10.46) | 130 (13.60) | 276 (28.87) | 401 (41.95) |
| 10 | I maintain at least 1-m distance with others in public spaces (e.g. shopping, social gatherings, etc). | 19 (1.99) | 36 (3.77) | 90 (9.41) | 233 (24.37) | 578 (60.46) |
| 11 | I have attended social gatherings (Like meeting friends, going to religious places, visiting theatres, etc) in the past two months. | 48 (5.02) | 26 (2.72) | 88 (9.21) | 122 (12.76) | 672 (70.29) |
| 12 | I avoid going out of the house unnecessarily. | 66 (6.90) | 33 (3.45) | 78 (8.16) | 195 (20.40) | 584 (61.09) |
| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) | ||||||
| 13 | I follow the steps of donning and doffing properly. | 40 (4.18) | 44 (4.60) | 108 (11.30) | 213 (22.28) | 551 (57.64) |
| 14 | I wear adequate PPE during duty (according to guidelines for my ward and patients). | 51 (5.33) | 61 (6.38) | 79 (8.26) | 199 (20.82) | 566 (59.21) |
| 15 | I wear a mask inside the hospital premises. | 13 (1.36) | 15 (1.57) | 15 (1.57) | 67 (7.01) | 846 (88.49) |
| 16 | I cover both nose and mouth with a mask while wearing it. | 15 (1.57) | 16 (1.67) | 25 (2.62) | 69 (7.22) | 831 (86.92) |
| 17 | I touch the outer surface of the mask while wearing it. | 141 (14.75) | 96 (10.04) | 107 (11.19) | 201 (21.03) | 411 (42.99) |
| 18 | I keep my mask properly in a separate bag/dustbin after using it. | 32 (3.35) | 49 (5.13) | 82 (8.58) | 164 (17.15) | 629 (65.79) |
| 19 | I reuse my gowns/PPE during my single duty shift. | 149 (15.59) | 91 (9.52) | 75 (7.85) | 91 (9.52) | 550 (57.53) |
| 20 | I carry face shields/gowns/PPE to my duty room in the ward before completely doffing. | 296 (30.96) | 121 (12.66) | 95 (9.94) | 86 (9.00) | 358 (37.45) |
| 21 | I dispose of PPE in specified colored dustbins after use according to guidelines. | 33 (3.45) | 36 (3.77) | 50 (5.23) | 122 (12.76) | 715 (74.79) |
| 22 | I take chemoprophylaxis against COVID-19 (e.g. Hydroxychloroquine). | 448 (46.86) | 59 (6.17) | 165 (17.26) | 73 (7.64) | 211 (22.07) |
| Fomites | ||||||
| 23 | I use my personal items like mobile phones, etc during duty in the hospital. | 233 (24.37) | 164 (17.15) | 145 (15.17) | 155 (16.21) | 259 (27.09) |
| 24 | I sanitize my personal items like mobile phones, pens, etc with sanitizer after my duty. | 52 (5.44) | 69 (7.22) | 107 (11.19) | 171 (17.89) | 557 (58.26) |
| 25 | I take precautions while buying things to avoid contamination with COVID-19. | 32 (3.35) | 43 (4.50) | 88 (9.21) | 216 (22.59) | 577 (60.36) |
| Lifestyle | ||||||
| 26 | I take adequate sleep (6–8 h) daily. | 37 (3.87) | 52 (5.44) | 106 (11.09) | 259 (27.09) | 502 (52.51) |
| 27 | I stay updated regarding coronavirus disease by watching the news or reading guidelines. | 36 (3.77) | 53 (5.54) | 110 (11.51) | 289 (30.23) | 468 (48.95) |
| Exposure | ||||||
| 28 | How many times did you have high-risk exposure to COVID-19 positive/suspect cases? | 165 (17.26) | 36 (3.77) | 116 (12.13) | 180 (18.83) | 459 (48.01) |
| 29 | How many times were you quarantined? | 22 (2.30) | 10 (1.05) | 55 (5.75) | 185 (19.35) | 684 (71.55) |
The items are scored as (5) Always (more than 90% times), (4) Mostly (approx. 75% times), (3) Commonly (approx. 50% times), (2) Occasionally (approx. 25% times), (1) Rarely (less than 10% times), except for items 1,5,11,17,19,20,22,23,28,29. The items 1,5,17,19,20,23 are scored as (1) Always, (2) Mostly, (3) Commonly, (4) Occasionally and (5) Rarely. The items 11, 28 and 29 are scored as (5) Never, (4) Once, (3) Twice, (2) Thrice, (1) More than three times. Item 22 is scored as (5) Yes, taking regularly, (4) Yes, taking regularly but missed some doses, (3) Yes, took initially and then left, (2) Don’t remember, (1) No.