Table 2 Practices and perceptions of healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic (N=283)
Sl. No. | Attitude/practice-related characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
1. | Did you stop working if you experienced symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 infection?(Out of 132) | |
 Yes | 76 (57.6) | |
 No | 56 (42.4) | |
2. | What did you do after you developed symptoms suggestive of COVID-19? (multiple responses) | |
 Voluntarily self-quarantined only | 82 (68.3) | |
 My institution told me to stay at home | 22 (18.3) | |
 My institution told me to keep working | 24 (20.0) | |
 I voluntarily kept working | 12 (10.0) | |
3. | How easy was it to get tested for COVID-19 in your respective settings? | |
 Easy | 189 (66.7) | |
 Not easy nor difficult | 62 (21.9) | |
 Difficult | 32 (11.3) | |
4. | What is your current perception towards COVID-19 as a disease? | |
 Milder infection | 69 (24.4) | |
 Moderate disease | 129 (45.6) | |
 Severe disease | 85 (30.0) | |
5. | Have you had any specific training related to the COVID-19 pandemic? | |
 Yes | 159 (56.2) | |
 No | 124 (43.8) | |
6. | If you received any training related to the COVID-19 pandemic, do you feel the training was sufficient?(out of 159) | |
 Yes | 61 (38.4) | |
 No | 98 (61.6) | |
7. | Did you receive appropriate guidelines on updated procedures related to personal safety to follow at work? | |
 Yes | 227 (80.2) | |
 No | 56 (19.8) | |
8. | Did your institution provide you adequate PPE (personal protective equipment)? | |
 Yes | 201(71.0) | |
 No | 82(29.0) | |
9. | Extent to which you agree with the statement: Healthcare workers have unconditional obligations to work, even when the risks to themselves are great | |
 Strongly agree | 50 (17.7) | |
 Agree | 58 (20.6) | |
 Somewhat agree | 44 (15.7) | |
 Neither agree nor disagree | 35 (12.4) | |
 Somewhat agree | 20 (7.7) | |
 Disagree | 37 (13.1) | |
 Strongly disagree | 39 (13.8) | |
10. | Has your institution made psychological or mental health support available to you? | |
 Yes | 119 (42.0) | |
 No | 164 (58.0) | |
11. | Did you experience a moment whereby you had to make a prioritizing decision about vital issues (ICU admission, intubation, etc.) due to shortage of medical supplies? | |
 Yes | 47 (16.6) | |
 No | 150 (53.0) | |
 Not applicable | 86 (13.4) | |
12. | Are you feeling to get pushed beyond your training? | |
 Yes | 117 (41.3) | |
 No | 166 (58.7) | |
13. | Work have negative impact on QoL because of COVID-19 | |
 Yes | 80 (28.3) | |
 No | 203 (71.7) | |
14. | Work impacting household activities because of COVID-19 | |
 Yes | 234 (82.7) | |
 No | 49 (17.3) | |