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%) |