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Table 3 Median attitude (IQR), Health Care Centers; Likert scale 1–7 (1 fully disagree, 7 fully agree)

From: Healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitude and practices on infection prevention and control in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic at the Faranah regional hospital and associated healthcare centers, Guinea

 

Baseline

First follow-up

Difference to baseline

p *

Second follow-up

Difference to baseline

p *

p#

I think I will become seriously ill, if I am infected with SARS-CoV-2

5.0 (1.5-7.0)

+ 2.0

0.016

+ 1.0

0.563

0.076

I know how to protect myself from SARS-CoV-2

6.0 (2.5-7)

+ 1.0

0.004

+ 0.5

0.270

0.005

SARS-CoV-2 is close to me

2.0 (1.0–7.0)

+ 5.0

0.007

+ 4.0

0.108

0.697

SARS-CoV-2 makes me feel helpless

6.0 (2.0–7.0)

+ 1.0

0.008

± 0

0.852

< 0.001

SARS-CoV-2 makes me feel stressed

1.0 (1.0–3.0)

+ 1.5

0.057

+ 5.0

0.001

0.142

  1. * p-value calculated with Wilcoxon signed-rank test compared to baseline; # compared to first follow-up
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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