Table 5 Perception of HCPs towards CCHF and differences in responses by demographic characteristics
Perception assessing questions | SD | D | N | A | SA | Gender | Profession | Age | Marital status | Experience of Practice | Region | Category of practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Will you follow standard procedures to minimize the risk of transmission of infection? | 22 (4.60) | 49 (10.25) | 85 (17.78) | 268 (56.07) | 54 (11.30) | .273 | .001 | .053 | .069 | .045 | .511 | < 0.001 |
Do you have the quarantine skills that you need to observe? | 32 (6.69) | 67 (14.02) | 96 (20.08) | 250 (52.30) | 33 (6.90) | .048 | < 0.001 | .051 | < 0.001 | .010 | .169 | < 0.001 |
Use of preventive medicines while dealing with CCHF patients? | 23 (4.81) | 83 (17.36) | 96 (20.08) | 238 (49.79) | 38 (7.95) | .259 | .009 | .002 | < 0.001 | .002 | .642 | < 0.001 |
Do you have valuable sources of information for CCHF? | 20 (4.18) | 75 (15.69) | 92 (19.25) | 258 (53.97) | 33 (6.90) | .006 | .001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | .452 | < 0.001 |
All healthcare professionals should go for mandatory CCHF testing during sporadic outbreaks | 11 (2.30) | 36 (7.53) | 250 (52.3) | 155 (32.43) | 26 (5.44) | .010 | < 0.001 | .001 | .010 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Do pets increase the risk of CCHF? | 17 (3.56) | 54 (11.30) | 97 (20.29) | 231 (48.33) | 79 (16.53) | .222 | .110 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | .579 | < 0.001 |
Animal herders are at additional risk of contracting disease | 22 (4.60) | 28 (5.86) | 75 (15.69) | 245 (51.26) | 108 (22.6) | .539 | .005 | .001 | .004 | .021 | .582 | < 0.001 |