Table 3

Self-efficacy, risk perception and attitudes among HCWs

	Overall			Bo		Kenema
	Baseline 35	Follow-up 33		Baseline 16	Follow-up 16	Baseline 19	Follow-up 17
No. of respondents	Median* (IQR)	Median (IQR)	p Value†	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)
Self-efficacy
I can correctly identify suspected Ebola cases using the screening flow chart.	4 (3–4)	3 (3–4)	0.35	4 (3–4)	4 (3–4)	4 (3–4)	4 (3–4)
I can remove PPE after isolating a suspected Ebola case without infecting myself.	4 (3–4)	3 (3–4)	0.52	4 (3–4)	3 (3–4)	4 (3–4)	3 (3–4)
I can safely disinfect a room where a suspected Ebola case has been isolated to remove any risk of infection to myself or other.	4 (3–4)	4 (3–4)	0.25	4 (3–4)	4 (3–4)	4 (3–4)	3 (3–4)
There is enough PPE at my facility to protect us from being infected with Ebola.	4 (3–4)	3 (2–4)	0.21	3 (3–4)	3 (2–4)	4 (3–4)	4 (3–4)
Attitudes and risk perception
I am at higher risk of becoming infected with Ebola because I work in a health facility.	4 (3–4)	4 (3–4)	0.51	4 (3–4)	4 (3–4)	4 (3–4)	4 (3–4)
I am less likely to become infected with Ebola when taking care of children than adults.	2 (2–3)	2 (1–3)	0.87	2 (2–3)	2 (2–4)	2 (1–2)	2 (1–3)
If my colleague is sick it would be cruel to use PPE when treating him/her.	2 (1–4)	1 (1–3)	0.4	2 (1–4)	1 (1–2)	2 (1–4)	2 (1–4)
I do not need to use PPE when taking care of a family member with a fever, headache, diarrhoea and nausea.	1 (1–2)	1 (1–2)	0.87	1 (1–2)	1 (1–2)	1 (1–4)	1 (1–2)
I do not need to wear gloves when I take care of non-Ebola patients.	1 (1–2)	2 (1–2)	0.29	1 (1–2)	1 (1–2)	2 (1–2)	2 (1–2)

*Responses were given on a four-point Likert item scale from strongly disagree ¹ to strongly agree ⁴.
†Evaluated using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
HCW, healthcare worker; IQR, interquartile range; PPE, personal protective equipment.