Access to Essential Personal Safety, Availability of Personal Protective Equipment and Perception of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 in Public Hospital in West Shoa

Figures & data

Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants June 5 to August 30, 2020

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Male	218	60.4
Female	143	39.6
Marital Status
Single	150	41.6
Married	207	57.3
Divorced	4	1.1
Ethnicity
Oromo	338	93.6
Amhara	19	5.3
Others*	4	1.2
Educational Status
Diploma	25	6.9
BSc/MD	318	88.1
MSC	14	3.9
Specialty	4	1.1
Religious Affiliation
Orthodox	99	27.4
Catholic	7	1.9
Protestant	224	62
Muslim	10	2.8
Waqeffata	21	5.8
Professional Status
MD	38	10.5
Nurse	215	59.6
Midwives	42	11.6
Pharmacist	27	7.5
Others	39	10.8
Working hours per day
=8hrs	300	83.1
>8Hrs	61	16.9

Note: *Tigrea, gurage.

Table 2 Believe About Correctly Don and Doff PPE After Getting Training of Respondent June 5 to August 30, 2020

PPE	Frequency (n=236)	Percentage (%)
Correctly don/doff disposable glove
I do not know	3	1.3
I am not sure	25	10.6
I know how to do	208	88.1
Correctly don/doff Face mask
I do not know	6	2.5
I am not sure	22	9.3
I know how to do	208	88.1
Correctly don/doff NK95 face Mask
I do not know	11	4.7
I am not sure	28	11.9
I know how to do	197	83.5
Facial protective Shield
I do not know	19	8.1
I am not sure	52	22.0
I know how to do	165	69.9

Figure 1 Type of personal protective equipment available to health professionals’ access to personal safety policies and procedures in the workplace.

Table 3 Believe to Have Adequate Access to PPE for Daily Activity Cross Tabulation of Respondent June 5 to August 30, 2020

		Perception About Access to PPE Daily Activity			Total
		Rarely and Never	Sometimes	Always
Sex	Male	33	109	76	218
	Female	22	74	47	143
Total		55	183	123	361
Marital status	Single	20	79	51	150
	Married	35	102	70	207
	Divorced	0	2	2	4
Total		55	183	123	361
Professional	GP	4	21	13	38
	Nurse	35	115	65	215
	Midwife	10	14	18	42
	Pharmacist	1	18	8	27
	Others	5	15	19	39
Total		55	183	123	361

Figure 2 Perception about access to adequate PPE among health professionals.

Figure 3 Perception about access to adequate information to use PPE among health professionals.