Table 2: Logistic regression of factors associated with COVID-19 preventive practice behaviors among health care workers in Sierra Leone, 2020.
|
Variable |
Preventive practice |
PR (95% CI) |
|
|
Age |
Good |
Poor |
|
|
35 years and above |
126 (27%) |
89 (19%) |
1.0 (0.9-1.2) |
|
0-34 years |
149 (32%) |
101 (22%) |
|
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
Male |
79 (17%) |
42 (9%) |
1.2 (0.9-1.3) |
|
Female |
196 (42%) |
148 (32%) |
|
|
Educational level |
|
|
|
|
Diploma & above |
242 (52%) |
157 (34%) |
1.2 (0.9-1.6) |
|
No diploma |
31 (7%) |
32 (7%) |
|
|
Working in the capital city (Freetown) |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
45 (10%) |
76 (16%) |
2.9 (9.91-4.64) |
|
No |
230 (49%) |
114 (25%) |
|
|
HCWs working in high-risk department |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
255 (55%) |
160 (35%) |
1.5 (1.1-2.2) |
|
No |
20 (4%) |
30 (6%) |
|
|
Years of experience |
|
|
|
|
Less than 7 years |
168 (36%) |
96 (21%) |
1.2 (1.02-1.41) |
|
7 years and above |
106 (23%) |
94 (20%) |
|
|
COVID-19 training |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
164 (35%) |
93 (20%) |
1.5 (1.06-2.23) |
|
No |
111 (24%) |
97 (21%) |
|
|
Ever provided care for COVID-19 patients |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
76 (16%) |
67 (15%) |
0.9 (0.7-1.0) |
|
No |
198 (43%) |
122 (26%) |
|
|
Received COVID-19 IPC training |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
211 (45%) |
141 (30%) |
1.1 (0.9-1.3) |
|
No |
63 (14%) |
49 (11%) |
|
|
Time of last training |
|
|
|
|
< 6 months |
136 (39%) |
92 (26%) |
1.0 (0.9-1.2) |
|
6 months and above |
72 (20%) |
52 (15%) |
|
|
Mode of training |
|
|
|
|
Practical |
191 (54%) |
131 (37%) |
1.0 (0.7-1.4) |
|
Online |
18 (5%) |
13 (4%) |
|
|
Colleague ever had COVID-19 |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
94 (20%) |
42 (9%) |
1.3 (1.1-1.5) |
|
No |
180 (39%) |
147 (32%) |
|
|
Family member ever had COVID-19 |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
12 (3%) |
15 (3%) |
1.1 (0.7-1.7) |
|
No |
178 (38%) |
260 (56%) |
|
|
Neighbor ever had COVID-19 |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
24 (5%) |
29 (6%) |
1.1 (0.8-1.5) |
|
No |
165 (36%) |
243 (53%) |
|
The behavioral practice score ranged from 8 to 40 with a score of 8 to 29 graded as “poor” and scores of 30 to 40 as "good" practice.
High-risk department are department where healthcare workers provide direct or indirect care for COVID-19 patients