Table 3.
Attitude towards COVID-19 among Health Care Professionals Working in Hospitals of South Gondar Zone, North Western Ethiopia in July 2020 (n=372)
| Attitude Related Item | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | % | Frequency | % | Frequency | % | |
| Black race is not protected against COVID-19. | 113 | 30.4 | 185 | 49.7 | 74 | 19.9 |
| Do you think that wearing face masks prevents COVID-19? | 304 | 81.7 | 52 | 14.0 | 16 | 4.3 |
| Do you think that handwashing prevents COVID-19? | 360 | 96.8 | 12 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| When patients have signs and symptoms of COVID-19 I am confidently participating. | 203 | 54.6 | 120 | 32.2 | 49 | 13.2 |
| Ethiopia is in a good position to control the transmission of COVID-19 within a short time. | 85 | 22.8 | 236 | 63.4 | 51 | 13.8 |
| COVID-19 is not stigma and I should not hide my infection | 230 | 61.8 | 127 | 34.1 | 15 | 4.1 |
| Self-efficacy is mandatory for the prevention of COVID-19. | 348 | 93.5 | 24 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Collective efficacy is mandatory for the prevention of COVID-19. | 356 | 95.7 | 12 | 3.2 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Special training is necessary to combat COVID-19 | 191 | 51.3 | 181 | 48.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Do you think that antibiotics have their role in the treatment of COVID-19 | 140 | 37.6 | 204 | 54.9 | 28 | 7.5 |
| If I get infected with COVID-19, I will go to the hospital. | 228 | 61.3 | 38 | 10.2 | 106 | 28.5 |
| I can be infected with COVID-19 despite my good immunity. | 360 | 96.8 | 12 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Do you think that COVID-19 is fatal? | 133 | 35.8 | 179 | 48.1 | 60 | 16.1 |
| Do you think that eating well-cooked meat prevents COVID-19? | 143 | 38.4 | 107 | 28.8 | 122 | 32.8 |