Table 2 Healthcare workers responses to questions regarding preventive behaviors in healthcare workers
Questions | Always | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. You regularly wear a surgical mask every time you are close with patients or take care of high-risk contact | 91.5, 248 | 7.0, 19 | 0.7, 2 | 0.7, 2 | – |
2. You regularly wear a surgical mask every time you are in the community space or outbreak areas | 93.0, 252 | 6.3, 17 | 0.7, 2 | – | – |
3. You regularly wash hands with soap and water or alcohol gel before and after exposing a close contact with patients or staying in outbreak areas | 83.8, 227 | 12.5, 34 | 2.2, 6 | 0.7, 1 | 0.7, 1 |
4. If you stay in the outbreak areas, you always wear surgical or cloth masks | 87.8, 238 | 11.1, 30 | 0.7, 2 | 0.4, 1 | – |
5. Your workplace provides you with enough sanitizing devices and surgical masks | 69.0, 187 | 19.2, 52 | 6.6, 18 | 3.7, 10 | 1.5, 4 |
6. Your workplace arranges social distancing in sharing space, such as elevators and canteen, and you abide well with the policy | 70.5, 191 | 24.4, 66 | 4.1, 11 | 1.1, 3 | – |
7. You sanitize your workplace with antiseptics, detergent, and alcohol | 63.8, 173 | 29.2, 79 | 5.2, 14 | 1.8, 5 | – |
8. You measure your body temperature before entering the community areas | 87.5, 237 | 10, 27 | 2.2, 6 | 0.4, 1 | – |
9. You properly dispose of used surgical masks by tightly wrapping them before putting it in the plastic bag before putting it in the trash | 37.9, 184 | 23.2, 63 | 6.3, 17 | 1.1, 3 | 1.5, 4 |
10. When you talk with COVID-19 patients or high-risk contact, you will leave at least 1–2 m distance | 60.1, 163 | 28.8, 78 | 7.4, 20 | 1.5, 4 | 2.2, 6 |
11. You avoid having meals in the restaurants of infectious risk | 53.9, 146 | 26.6, 72 | 12.5, 34 | 3.7, 10 | 3.3, 9 |
12. You take a shower immediately after getting back home | 56.1, 152 | 30.6, 83 | 10.3, 28 | 2.2, 6 | 0.7, 2 |
13. You regularly take 30-min exercise at least three times a week, have healthy meals, use personal utensils and have enough sleep for 6–8 h per day to decrease COVID-19 infection risk | 21.4, 58 | 31.7, 86 | 33.9, 92 | 11.1, 30 | 1.8, 5 |
14. You suggest COVID-19 patients wearing surgical mask when you are surrounded with high-risk contact or stay in outbreak areas | 46.9, 127 | 31.4, 85 | 13.7, 37 | 1.8, 5 | 6.3, 17 |
15. You suggest COVID-19 patients creating social and family isolation | 33.9, 92 | 31.7, 86 | 17.7, 48 | 4.8, 13 | 11.8, 32 |
16. As a healthcare worker, you take care of COVID-19 patients or high-risk contact using preventive devices and PPE | 36.5, 99 | 18.5, 50 | 12.5, 34 | 5.2, 14 | 27.3, 74 |