Table 2.
Respondents’ perceptions of workplace preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic
| Characteristics | Worked clinically with patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n = 727 (58.8%) |
No n = 510 (41.2%) |
Total n = 1237 (100%) |
|
| Is your clinic designated to treat patients suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19?* | |||
| Yes | 114 (15.7%) | 56 (11.0%) | 170 (13.7%) |
| No | 613 (84.3%) | 454 (89.0%) | 1067 (86.3%) |
| My workplace has currently adequate infection control equipment | |||
| Agree/completely agree | 456 (62.7%) | 310 (60.8%) | 766 (61.9%) |
| Undecided/disagree/completely disagree | 271 (37.3%) | 200 (39.2%) | 471 (38.1%) |
| My workplace handles the current situation well | |||
| Agree/completely agree | 597 (82.1%) | 438 (85.9%) | 1035 (83.7%) |
| Undecided/disagree/completely disagree | 130 (17.9%) | 72 (14.1%) | 202 (16.3%) |
| My workplace is well equipped to handle an escalation of COVID-19 situation | |||
| Agree/completely agree | 289 (39.8%) | 212 (41.6%) | 501 (40.5%) |
| Undecided/disagree/completely disagree | 438 (60.2%) | 298 (58.4%) | 736 (59.5%) |
*p < 0.05 differences between dental professionals working and not working clinically with patients in the lock-down period