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. 2021 Nov 23;16(11):e0260261. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260261

Table 2. Healthcare workers’ responses to questions about COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, resources and challenges (n = 950).

Are these resources always available at your workplace?
Water 435 (45.8%)
Mask 453 (47.7%)
Bleach 688 (72.4%)
Soap 753 (79.3%)
Hand sanitizer 847 (89.2%)
What barriers prevent you from protecting yourself against COVID-19?
Loss or decrease of wages 655 (68.9%)
Increasing prices in the market 604 (63.6%)
Lack of reliable information about COVID-19 523 (55.1%)
Shortage of masks 489 (51.5%)
Shortage of water 474 (49.9%)
Shortage of gloves 397 (41.8%)
Shortage of hand sanitizer 314 (33.1%)
Shortage of soap 191 (20.1%)
Knowledge questions (number and % answering correctly)
There is no effective cure for COVID-19 (true) 763 (80.3%)
Not all people with SARS CoV-2 develop severe disease (true) 755 (79.5%)
SARS-CoV-2 cannot be transmitted when symptoms are not present (false) 677 (71.3%)
Severe disease is more likely in elderly, chronic illness and obesity (true) 888 (93.5%)
Isolation of infected people effectively reduces spread (true) 919 (96.7%)
Contacts of COVID-19 should quarantine for 14 days (true) 885 (93.2%)
Handwashing with soap is effective against SARS-CoV-2 (true) 894 (94.1%)
0.5% bleach can be used to decontaminate surfaces of SARS-CoV-2 (true) 883 (92.9%)
50% ethanol can be used to decontaminate surfaces of SARS-CoV-2 (false) 266 (28.0%)
70% ethanol can be used to decontaminate surfaces of SARS-CoV-2 (true) 653 (68.7%)
Boiling water can be used to decontaminate surfaces of SARS-CoV-2 (false) 388 (40.8%)
Median (interquartile range) knowledge score (out of maximum 11) 8 (8–9)
How do you feel about the coronavirus pandemic?
Very fearful 179 (18.8%)
Fearful 155 (16.3%)
Fearful, but optimistic 428 (45.1%)
Neutral 188 (19.8%)