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Table 3 Percentage of respondents who moderately/greatly agreed that each COVID-19 perception factor affected their willingness to follow IPAC practices, among the 771 non-IPAC respondents. Overall results for full cohort of 1130 non-IPAC responses included for reference

From: Barriers to infection prevention and control in long-term care/assisted living settings in British Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey

Population

Number of respondents (min, max)*

IPAC practices prevent transmission of COVID-19 in workplace (%)

Other tasks/work have higher priority than IPAC practices (%)

Not my responsibility to ensure IPAC practices for COVID-19 are implemented (%)

Risk of COVID-19 is low in workplace (%)

Acute Care

(639, 660)

93

15

11

41

LTC/AL

(103, 107)

92

29

28

46

Overall

(1087, 1123)

92

20

17

45

  1. *Respondents who experienced the barrier and provided a rating varied for each factor