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.