3. RESULTS
A total number of 751 HCWs completed the online survey. Out of which,
59% were females, about half (45%) were medical doctors, 24% were
nurses, 9% dentists, and 8% were pharmacists. More than half of
participants (51%) were between 25 and 34 years old (Table 1). The
majority (91%) of participants reported availability of medical face
masks, about two-thirds reported having N95 masks (65%), 64% reported
having disposable gowns, three quarters reported having boot cover
(75%), while only 26% reported having facial protective shields (Table
2).
More than two-thirds of participants (68%) reported that PPE were
provided by the ministry of health while about one quarter (21%)
reported that they provided their own PPE, and 11% accessed PPE from
other sources (Figure 1). Most of the participants (94%) had sufficient
knowledge about COVID-19 (Figure 2).
Regarding participants’ main concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the
following were reported by study participants: spreading the virus to
their family members (69%), contracting the virus from patients (32%),
work overload (12%), absence of suitable place for accommodation (10%)
and shortage of PPE (3%) (Figure 3).
In response to the question of whether participants tested for COVID-19
(Testing rate), the majority (96%) of participants confirmed such. In
regard to participants’ COVID-19 related symptoms, only a small
proportion of participants (3%) declared being symptomatic (Figure 4).
The following symptoms were reported among the 22 (3%) symptomatic
participants: fatigue 83%, cough 71%, sore throat 59%, and headache
28%. After collecting and analyzing the data, it was found that
Jordanian HCWs were properly prepared in fighting against COVID-19.