Table 4.
Descriptive analysis of responses related to attitude domain.
| Category of information | Question |
Response N (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | D | N | A | SA | ||
| Awareness of COVID-19 | Health care professionals must acquaint themselves with all the available information about COVID-19. | 8 (2.5) | 0 | 9 (2.8) | 77 (24.2) | 224 (70.4) |
| Any information related to COVID-19 should be disseminated among peers and other health care workers. | 5 (1.6) | 6 (1.9) | 18 (5.7) | 85 (26.7) | 204 (64.2) | |
| Precipitating factor | Compliance with any local restrictions on travel, movements or large gatherings is an important means of prevention. | 5 (1.6) | 2 (0.6) | 6 (1.9) | 41 (12.9) | 264 (83) |
| Symptoms | People with fever, cough and difficulty breathing should seek medical attention. | 4 (1.3) | 3 (0.9) | 4 (1.3) | 78 (24.5) | 229 (72) |
| Infection control protocol | The prevalence of COVID-19 can be reduced by active participation of health care workers in hospital infection control programmes. | 7 (2.2) | 10 (3.1) | 23 (7.2) | 109 (34.3) | 169 (53.1) |
| Transmission of COVID-19 infection can be prevented by following the universal precautions issued by the CDC & WHO. | 6 (1.9) | 7 (2.2) | 16 (5) | 115 (36.2) | 174 (54.7) | |
| *Use of N95 masks by undiagnosed patients is critically important. | 16 (5) | 36 (11.3) | 65 (20.4) | 94 (29.6) | 107 (33.6) | |
| Gowns, gloves, masks and goggles must be used when dealing with COVID-19 patients. | 5 (1.6) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 42 (13.2) | 270 (84.9) | |
| *Particularly during a COVID-19 outbreak, every patient coming to the hospital should be considered infectious and all standard protocols should be followed. | 6 (1.9) | 8 (2.5) | 14 (4.4) | 64 (20.1) | 226 (71.1) | |
| The receiving area should be notified of the patient’s diagnosis and necessary precautions should be taken as soon as possible before the patient’s arrival. | 6 (1.9) | 1 (0.3) | 7 (2.2) | 71 (22.3) | 233 (73.3) | |
| Health care professionals who are transporting patients should wear appropriate personal protective equipment and perform hand hygiene afterward. | 7 (2.2) | 2 (0.6) | 3 (0.9) | 43 (13.5) | 263 (87.2) | |
| Prevention | It is important to stay more than 1 meter (3 feet) away from a person who is sick. | 6 (1.9) | 3 (0.9) | 7 (2.2) | 82 (25.8) | 220 (69.2) |
| Treatment | Only patients suspected of COVID-19 should be kept in isolation. | 14 (4.4) | 30 (9.4) | 17 (5.3) | 95 (29.9) | 162 (50.9) |
| Intensive and emergency treatment should be given to diagnosed patients. | 8 (2.5) | 11 (3.5) | 20 (6.3) | 84 (26.4) | 195 (61.3) | |
| Attitude score | Negative | Neutral | Positive | |||
| 4 (1.3) | 21 (6.6) | 293 (92.1) | ||||
*Negatively worded question.
SD, strongly disagree; D, disagree; N, neutral; A, agree; SA, strongly agree.