Table 3.
Healthcare students’ motivation to volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Items | n (%) | Median (IQR) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disagree | Neutral | Agree | ||
| I would be willing to volunteer to help during the pandemic if | ||||
| I was healthy and able to | 150 (7.38) | 285 (14.03) | 1597 (78.59) | 4 (0) |
| Adequate PPE was provided | 151 (7.43) | 227 (11.17) | 1654 (81.40) | 4 (1) |
| I was adequately trained to do so | 174 (8.56) | 252 (12.40) | 1606 (79.04) | 4 (1) |
| Required by the government | 171 (8.42) | 287 (14.12) | 1574 (77.46) | 4 (0) |
| Required by the university | 171 (8.42) | 295 (14.52) | 1566 (77.07) | 4 (0) |
| My family supported it | 223 (10.97) | 312 (15.35) | 1497 (73.67) | 4 (1) |
| I was given the opportunity to do so | 166 (8.17) | 380 (18.70) | 1486 (73.13) | 4 (1) |
| I would encourage friends-relatives-colleagues to volunteer | 98 (4.82) | 450 (22.15) | 1484 (73.03) | 4 (2) |
“Disagree”: responses of strongly disagree and disagree; “Agree”: responses of agree and strongly agree