Response to COVID-19 among maternal and newborn health professionals and their workplaces, by country income category
| LMIC n=263 (%) | HIC n=444 (%) | Total* n=714 (%) | |
| Sign-posted area for screening of COVID-19 suspected cases in facility | |||
| No | 38 (15) | 32 (8) | 70 (11) |
| Some measures taken | 106 (42) | 65 (16) | 171 (26) |
| Yes | 95 (37) | 298 (72) | 393 (59) |
| Reserved isolation rooms for suspected cases | 143 (57) | 341 (83) | 484 (73) |
| Screening for COVID-19 symptoms among maternity patients | 117 (47) | 320 (76) | 437 (75) |
| Possible to order a test for COVID-19 for maternity patients | 58 (23) | 258 (61) | 316 (47) |
| Sufficient PPE items | |||
| Gloves | 174 (70) | 399 (92) | 578 (84) |
| Masks | 117 (47) | 224 (52) | 345 (50) |
| Aprons | 88 (36) | 260 (61) | 352 (52) |
| All three types | 79 (32) | 188 (44) | 267 (40) |
| Respondents’ work affected by COVID-19 | 177 (71) | 372 (86) | 549 (81) |
| Respondents’ stress levels | |||
| Same as usual | 21 (8) | 47 (11) | 68 (10) |
| Somewhat higher than usual | 136 (54) | 215 (50) | 351 (52) |
| Substantially higher than usual | 93 (37) | 167 (39) | 260 (38) |
*Differential number of missing values by variables.
HICs, high-income countries; LMICs, low-income and middle-income countries; PPE, personal protective equipment.