Table 4.
Preventive measures available in the workplaces of healthcare providers in three sub-Saharan African countries
| Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouagadougou | Addis Ababa | Lagos and Ibadan | |||
| COVID-19 Preventive measures* | Wearing mask | 300 (100) | 298 (99.33) | 295 (98.33) | 893 (99.22) |
| Wearing PPE | 255 (85.00) | 267 (89.00) | 250 (83.33) | 772 (85.78) | |
| Handwashing with water and soap | 296 (98.67) | 293 (97.67) | 298 (99.33) | 887 (98.56) | |
| Sufficient distance between patients | 276 (92.00) | 246 (82.00) | 280 (93.33) | 802 (89.11) | |
| Presence of sanitizers and handwashing station | 287 (95.67) | 278 (92.67) | 297 (99.00) | 862 (95.78) | |
| Regular cleaning and decontamination | 276 (92.00) | 282 (94.0) | 293 (9767) | 851 (94.56) | |
| COVID-19 training or formal orientation COVID-19* | The natural course of COVID-19 disease | 187 (62.33) | 203 (67.67) | 266 (88.67) | 656 (72.89) |
| Management and treatment of the disease, | 133 (44.33) | 201 (67.00) | 258 (86.00) | 592 (65.78) | |
| Management health conditions with COVID-19 | 130 (43.33) | 175 (58.33) | 257 (85.67) | 562 (62.44) | |
| Available options for suspected patients of COVID-19 | 150 (50.00) | 182 (60.67) | 259 (86.33) | 599 (66.56) | |
| Presence of guidance on COVID-19* | 249 (83.0) | 182 (60.67) | 295 (98.33) | 726 (80.67) | |
| Action to be taken if COVID-19 diagnosed* | Refer to another facility | 185 (74.30)‡ | 67 (36.81)§ | 79 (26.28)ǁ | 331 (45.59) |
| Treat at the facility | 60 (24.10) | 93 (51.10) | 216 (73.22) | 369 (50.83) | |
| Send home | 4 (1.61) | 22 (12.09) | 0 (0) | 26 (3.58) | |
| Preventive measure score | Range: 0 to 10 | 7.63 (1.92) | 8.11 (2.06) | 9.18 (1.42) | 8.31 (1.93) |
| Mean preventive measure score† | Total mean | 0.80 (0.17) | 0.84 (0.18) | 0.92 (0.12) | 0.85 (0.17) |
| Preventive measure status* | High | 118 (39.33) | 167 (55.67) | 246 (82.00) | 531 (59.00) |
| Low | 182 (60.67) | 133 (44.33) | 54 (18.00) | 369 (41.00) |
PPE = personal protective equipment.
SD = standard deviation.
*
Number of observations (percentage).
†
Mean/median (SD/range).
‡
249 observations.
§
182 observations.
ǁ
295 observations.