Preparedness and Responses of Healthcare Providers to Combat the Spread of COVID-19 Among North Shewa Zone Hospitals, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2020

Figures & data

Table 1 Shows Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Healthcare Providers Among North Shewa Zone Hospitals, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2020 (N= 404)

Character		Freq.	Percent
Age	20–24	50	12.4
	25–29	207	51.2
	30–34	99	24.5
	>34	48	11.9
Sex	Male	255	63.1
	Female	149	36.9
Work experience	≤5	259	64.1
	>5	145	35.9
Level of education	Diploma	98	24.3
	Degree	285	70.5
	Masters and Specialist	21	5.2
Marital status	Married	187	46.3
	Single	213	52.7
	Others*	4	1
Religion	Orthodox	360	89.1
	Muslim	26	6.4
	Others	18	4.4
Profession	Physician’s	77	19.1
	Nurses	166	41.1
	Midwives	60	14.9
	Pharmacy	29	7.2
	Laboratory	39	9.7
	Others**	33	8.2

Notes: Others*= widowed and separated. Others**=Psychiatrist, Anesthesia, Ophthalmic nurse.

Table 2 Preparedness of Healthcare Providers in Combating Spread of COVID-19 in the North Shewa Zone Hospitals, Amhara Ethiopia, 2020 (N= 404)

Variable		N	%
I feel unsafe in working at my workplace	Agree	301	74.5
	Disagree	103	25.5
I feel anxious while working with febrile patients	Agree	260	64.4
	Disagree	144	35.6
I feel at risk to contract COVID-19 infection at work	Agree	345	85.4
	Disagree	59	14.6
I feel obliged to care for COVID-19 infected patients	Agree	289	71.5
	Disagree	115	28.5
I felt hopeless I might eventually get COVID-19 at work	Agree	191	47.3
	Disagree	213	52.7
I feel threatened if one of my colleagues contracted COVID-19	Agree	262	64.9
	Disagree	142	35.1
If I get COVID-19, I do not feel confident employees care for me	Agree	187	46.3
	Disagree	217	53.7
I feel that I should limit my social activities due to COVID-19	Agree	339	83.9
	Disagree	65	16.1
I feel I will transmit COVID-19 to my family members	Agree	319	79.0
	Disagree	85	21.0
I feel that my family will avoid me since I work in a hospital	Agree	179	44.3
	Disagree	225	55.7
I feel I should avoid leaving my home due to COVID-19	Agree	177	43.8
	Disagree	227	56.2
I feel my family will not look after me if I will be infected	Agree	177	43.8
	Disagree	227	56.2
I do not feel confident in telling my family and friends if I am infected.	Agree	161	39.9
	Disagree	243	60.1
I feel that my institution did not support me the COVID-19 crisis	Agree	228	56.4
	Disagree	176	43.6
Ii feel my institution losing control of the COVID-19crisis	Agree	240	59.4
	Disagree	164	40.6
I feel overwhelmed with the new COVID-19 regulations	Ag ree	260	64.4
	Disagree	144	35.6
I feel COVID-19 crisis increased my workload	Agree	274	67.8
	Disagree	130	32.2
I feel that the increased workload nor met with proper staffing	Agree	238	58.9
	Disagree	166	41.1
I feel absence from work reduce the chance of getting COVID-19	Agree	218	54.0
	Disagree	186	46.0
In case I have COVID-19, I feel ashamed of telling my manager/colleagues	Agree	141	34.9
	Disagree	263	65.1
I feel I should change my current job due to COVID-19 crisis	Agree	142	35.1
	Disagree	262	64.9
I am not confident with the current infection control measures	Agree	248	61.4
	Disagree	156	38.6
I do not feel proper infection control training has been offered to me	Agree	246	60.9
	Disagree	158	39.1
I do not feel an infection specialist is accessible to respond to my concerns	Agree	248	61.4
	Disagree	156	38.6
I do not feel there is COVID-19 outbreak plan set at my area	Agree	217	53.7
	Disagree	187	46.3
I do not feel safe at work when I use the standard precautions	Agree	219	54.2
	Disagree	185	45.8

Figure 1 Showing the availability of personal protective equipment’s among healthcare providers in the North Shewa Zone Hospitals, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2020.

Abbreviation: PPE, personal protective equipment.