Table 7 Variations in health worker practices by region represented

Patients should be placed in adequately ventilated rooms

90

0.0959

97

0.3173

97

0.4664

97

0.2485

94

Face-to-face meetings have been avoided, giving preference to phone calls, email or virtual meetings

90

0.4416

91

0.7808

97

0.2857

96

0.1785

92

Health care workers are aware of respiratory and hand hygiene and prevention of healthcare-associated infections

88

0.1361

96

0.2436

97

0.2857

95

0.3192

92

Ventilation around workspaces have been improved

85

0.1877

96

0.0742

94

0.3583

89

1.0000

89

Facility has trained management, workers and their representatives on management of COVID at the facility

82

0.0609

91

0.4743

94

0.2878

94

0.0928

88

Workers with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 are encouraged not to come to the workplace and to follow the guidance of the local authorities

87

0.5379

87

0.6669

91

0.3356

78

0.1009

85

Staff are informed on what to do when they suspect to have COVID

86

0.5491

77

0.1567

89

0.4360

86

0.6321

84

Hospital has an active taskforce to manage COVID

83

0.777

74

0.1223

74

0.2465

91

0.0337

82

The facility has a monitoring and evaluation mechanism of the COVID prevention strategies and plans

74

0.0643

84

0.5564

91

0.1427

87

0.1729

81

Staff has been assisted to minimize the direct contact with customers and ensure personal hygiene practices such as hand washing and use of hand sanitizers

81

0.7858

75

0.3479

80

1.0000

80

1.0000

80

A culture of hand washing and/or sanitization is promoted at the facility

82

0.4182

75

0.4593

80

0.8896

77

0.6720

79

Droplets and contact precautions are recommended for febrile and coughing patients

76

0.6056

76

0.7144

79

0.8914

83

0.2862

78

Social distancing is promoted in congregate settings where clients gather

79

0.6041

72

0.371

89

0.1016

73

0.4148

77

Good respiratory (e.g. face mask) hygiene is promoted and communicated

78

0.7964

71

0.2842

86

0.2215

76

0.8370

77

One- meter distance between beds is ensured regardless of whether patients are suspected of having COVID-19

70

0.4701

78

0.3865

77

0.6094

72

0.8453

73

Patients, and visitors are aware of respiratory and hand hygiene and prevention of healthcare-associated infections

69

0.4748

72

1.000

86

0.0742

71

0.8470

72

HCW are applying standard precautions for all patients

67

0.3468

73

0.7362

77

0.4528

73

0.7007

71

Surfaces (e.g. Desks and workstations, doorknobs, telephones keyboards and working objects) are regularly wiped with disinfectant

74

0.2358

51

0.0038*

83

0.0838

68

0.8513

69

Workers who come in direct contact with clients have been provided with personal protective equipment

71

0.4836

66

0.7446

71

0.7151

63

0.3558

68

Hospital has written COVID-19 preparedness plans and accessible to all staff

63

0.2527

69

0.8701

80

0.1427

72

0.4533

68

A person has been assigned responsibility for communications with staff, regarding the status and impact of COVID-19

58

0.0726

68

0.7472

77

0.1866

74

0.1375

66

Risk of COVID in travel has been assessed. Non essential travel has been avoided

63

0.4966

66

1.0000

86

0.0157*

63

0.5839

66

Shifts have been introduced to avoid large concentrations of workers in the facilities

61

0.2592

63

0.6307

71

0.5499

74

0.1375

66

A person has been assigned responsibility for communications with health authorities regarding the status and impact of COVID-19

58

0.1177

70

0.4221

83

0.0312*

66

0.8553

65

Facility maintains regular communication with workers and workers’ representatives, including over the internet, or when not possible, over the phone

65

1.0000

63

0.7499

69

0.6350

64

0.8557

65

A person has been assigned responsibility for communications with patients, and their families regarding COVID-19

58

0.5081

52

0.1624

74

0.1301

68

0.2094

61

The facility has mapped the COVID risks/hazards of all workpoints and covering all jobs

63

0.5064

51

0.164

66

0.4882

58

0.7234

60

Workers are assisted to manage any emerging psychosocial risks, new forms of work arrangements, and in the promotion and maintenance of healthy lifestyles

62

0.1892

50

0.3582

54

0.8201

49

0.2221

56

Non-critical staff have been asked to work from home or to stay at home

49

0.3871

52

0.8787

54

0.9099

58

0.3836

53

Staff safety and health has been included in the contingency plans, including the modification of staffing

49

0.3861

38

0.2826

57

0.1739

36

0.1145

45