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Table 3 Preparedness for an EVD outbreak by HCW category

From: Health care workers indicate ill preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Ashanti Region of Ghana

Question

HCW category Total, (%)

 

MDs (n = 20)

Nurses (n = 77)

PA (n = 4)

Overall (n = 101)

χ2, p-value

Whether facility is equipped to handle EVD cases

2.66, 0.62

 Yes

4 (3.96)

21 (20.79)

1 (0.99)

26 (25.74)

 

 No

14 (13.86)

39 (38.61)

2 (1.98)

55 (54.46)

 I don’t know

2 (1.98)

17 (16.83)

1 (0.99)

10 (19.80)

Whether health staff agrees to be isolated or not

4.69, 0.321

 Yes

19 (18.81)

75 (74.26)

4 (3.96)

98 (97.03)

 

 No

0 (0)

2 (1.98)

0 (0)

2 (1.98)

 Maybe

1 (0.99)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0.99)

Willingness to attend to an EVD patient

8.03, 0.09

 Yes

9 (8.91)

36 (35.64)

0 (0)

45 (44.55)

 

 No

6 (5.94)

25 (24.75)

4 (3.96)

35 (34.65)

 Maybe

5 (4.95)

16 (15.84)

0 (0)

21 (20.79)

Whether health staff is adequately trained or not

0.98, 0.614

 Yes

1 (0.99)

8 (7.92)

0 (0)

9 (8.91)

 

 No

19 (18.81)

69 (68.32)

4 (3.96)

92 (91.09)

Confidence level in handling an EVD suspected patient

13.09, 0.11

 No confidence

3 (2.97)

15 (14.85)

1 (0.99)

19 (18.81)

 

 Little confidence

10 (9.90)

13 (12.87)

1 (0.99)

24 (23.76)

 Confident

3 (2.97)

29 (28.71)

1 (0.99)

33 (32.67)

 Very confident

3 (2.97)

15 (14.85)

0 (0.99)

18 (17.82)

 Extremely confident

1 (0.99)

5 (4.95)

1 (0.99)

7 (6.93)

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