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Data Collection Tool

Section A: Socio-demographic characteristics and general information:

Question Choices:
1. Age
2. Gender Male Female
3. Nationality
4. Profession Physic Nu pharma Den Alli Others, specify
ian rse cist tist ed
Hea
lth
5. Place of
work/Facility name
6. Clinical experience
7. How frequently do Every Most of Some of my never
you deal with shift my shifts shifts
COVID-19
suspected or
confirmed cases
during your clinical
practice?
8. Are you aware of Yes No
any relative or
friend of yours who
has been diagnosed
with COVID-19
infection?
9. Have you received Yes No
any form of
training regarding
the appropriate use
of PPE in the
previous year?
10. Have you received Yes No
any form of
training about the
appropriate hand
hygiene practices
in the previous
year?

Section B: Knowledge of the appropriate use of infection prevention and control

measures (IPC):
11. According to
your Regul respirator eye long Gloves
knowledge ar (N95, protecti sleeved
what is/are Face FFP2 or on gown
the mask powered (googles
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 appropriate
PPE that (medi air ) or
should be cal or purifying facial
used when surgic respirator protecti
dealing with al) (PAPR)) on (face
suspected shield)
COVID-19
cases? (you
can choose
more than
one answer)
12. According to
your Regul respirator eye long gloves
knowledge ar (N95, protecti sleeved
what is/are the Face FFP2 or on gown
appropriate mask powered (googles
PPE that (medi air ) or
should be used cal or purifying facial
when dealing surgic respirator protecti
with al) (PAPR)) on (face
Confirmed shield)
COVID-19
cases? (you
can choose
more than one
answer)
13. According to
your Regul respirator eye long gloves
knowledge ar (N95, protecti sleeved
what is/are Face FFP2 or on gown
the mask powered (googles
appropriate (medi air ) or
PPE that cal or purifying facial
should be surgic respirator protecti
used when al) (PAPR)) on (face
dealing with shield)
suspected or
confirmed
COVID-19
cases during
aerosol
generating
procedure?
(you can
choose more
than one
answer)
14. No need to Strongly agree disagree strongly disagree
practice hand agree
hygiene if I’m
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 wearing
gloves
15. Hand washing Strongly agree disagree strongly disagree
using water agree
and soap is as
effective as
using alcohol-
based hand
rub for
preventing
transmission
of COVID-19
Section C: Perception of effectiveness infection prevention and control measures
(IPC):
16. To what extent Very Low Moderate High Very high
do you feel that low protection protection protect protection
infection protect ion
prevention and ion
control
measures (PPE,
hand hygiene
and others) are
protective
against
contracting
COVID-19
infection?
Please indicate your degree of agreements with the following statements as it applies to
the healthcare setting where you work:
17. I believe that Stron agree disagree strongly disagree
regular face mask gly
(medical or agree
surgical) is
effective and can
help against
contracting
COVID-19
infection.
18. I believe that Stron agree disagree strongly disagree
respirator (N95, gly
FFP2 or PAPR) is agree
effective and can
help against
contracting
COVID-19
infection.
19. I believe that Stron agree disagree strongly disagree
googles or facial gly
shield are agree

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 effective and can
help against
contracting
COVID-19
infection.
20. I believe that long Stron agree disagree strongly disagree
sleeve gown is gly
effective and can agree
help against
contracting
COVID-19
infection.
21. I believe that Stron agree disagree strongly disagree
gloves are gly
effective and can agree
help against
contracting
COVID-19
infection.