Table 3.
The Comparision of the Avaliability of the Control Measures According to Participants’ Answers Between Primary and Secondary Versus Tertiary Healthcare Facilities in the First and Second Surveys
| First Survey | Second Survey | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary and Secondary HCFs, n/N (%) | Tertiary HCFs, n/N (%) | P* | Primary and Secondary HCFs, n/N (%) | Tertiary HCFs, n/N (%) | P* | |
| Having a waiting area for patients with suspected or definite COVID-19 | 86/136 (63.2) | 123/159 (77.4) | .008 | 36/51 (70.6) | 71/90 (78.9) | .268 |
| Having special rooms for aerosol-generating procedures in patients with suspected or definite COVID-19 | 47/135 (34.8) | 74/159 (46.5) | .042 | 21/50 (42.0) | 49/90 (54.4) | .158 |
| Having special wards for patients with suspected or definite COVID-19 | 99/135 (73.3) | 156/159 (98.1) | <.001 | 44/51 (86.3) | 89/90 (98.9) | .002 |
| Displaying signs on wearing facial masks | 92/135 (68.1) | 100/158 (63.3) | .383 | 42/51 (82.4) | 73/89 (82.0) | .961 |
| Testing HCWs with a history of contact with a COVID-19 case | 71/136 (52.2) | 122/159 (76.7) | <.001 | 42/51 (82.4) | 81/89 (91.0) | .131 |
| Surveillance of symptomatic HCWs | 112/134 (83.6) | 145/159 (91.2) | .048 | 49/50 (98.0) | 89/90 (98.9) | .671 |
| Paid leave for high-risk HCWs (e.g., HCWs with chronic diseases, pregnant or nursing HCWs) | 70/136 (51.5) | 98/159 (61.6) | .079 | 38/51 (74.5) | 63/90 (70.0) | .568 |
| Occupational safety and health training on COVID-19 | 81/135 (60.0) | 90/159 (56.6) | .556 | 35/51 (68.6) | 63/90 (70.0) | .865 |
| Psychological and behavioral support for job stress | 12/135 (8.9) | 22/159 (13.8) | .186 | 11/51 (21.6) | 22/90 (24.4) | .698 |
| Supply of soap | 128/136 (94.1) | 142/159 (89.3) | .139 | 50/51 (98.0) | 89/90 (98.9) | .682 |
| Supply of hand sanitizer with at least 60 degrees of ethyl alcohol | 125/136 (91.9) | 138/159 (86.8) | .159 | 49/51 (96.1) | 89/90 (98.9) | .266 |
| Supply of disposable gloves | 75/136 (55.1) | 91/159 (57.2) | .719 | 38/51 (74.5) | 66/90 (73.3) | .879 |
| Supply of surgical mask | 42/135 (31.1) | 45/158 (28.5) | .623 | 35/51 (68.6) | 50/90 (55.6) | .127 |
| Supply of respirator | 15/135 (11.1) | 14/159 (8.8) | .509 | 17/51 (33.3) | 20/90 (22.2) | .150 |
| Supply of facial protector | 35/135 (25.9) | 33/159 (20.8) | .295 | 23/51 (45.1) | 30/90 (33.3) | .166 |
| Supply of goggles | 36/135 (26.7) | 40/159 (25.2) | .768 | 22/50 (44.0) | 28/90 (31.1) | .127 |
| Supply of apron | 50/135 (37.0) | 50/158 (31.6) | .332 | 32/51 (62.7) | 39/90 (43.3) | .027 |
| Supply of gown | 23/135 (17.0) | 24/159 (15.1) | .651 | 17/51 (33.3) | 27/90 (30.0) | .681 |
*Bold values indicate statistical significance. n, number of participants answering yes” to the questions related to administrative measures and “supplied whenever required” to the questions related to personal protective equipment (PPE); N, number of participants responding to the relevant question; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.
HCF, healthcare facility; HCW, healthcare worker.