Reasons for ‘Yes’
Private n=56 (%) Government n= 48 (%) Total n=104 (%)
P value
I have all screening facilities for COVID 10 (17.8) 4 (8.3) 14 (13.5) 0.25
I have large clinical waiting area or patients maintaining 1 meter 16 (28.6) 4 (8.3) 20 (19.2) 0.012
I am not afraid of COVID even if get infected 1 (1.8) 1 (2.1) 2 (1.9) 1.0
COVID is not pandemic 0 (0) 1 (2.1) 1 (1.0) 0.4
Other diseases cause more deaths than COVID 4 (7.1) 2 (4.2) 6 (5.8) 0.686
Other 15 (26.8) 6 (12.5) 21 (20.2) 0.09
Reasons for ‘No’
Asymptomatic COVID patients can infect others in the OPD 31 (55.3) 35 (72.9) 66 (63.5) 0.68
I don’t want to get infected and transmit the same to other patients 26 (46.4) 22 (45.8) 48 (46.1) 1.0
I don’t want to get infected and transmit the same to other patients 24 (42.8) 29 (60.4) 53 (60.0) 0.079
I can’t maintain safe distance in waiting hall as my facility is small in comparison to number of patients 10 (17.8) 17 (35.4) 27 (26.0) 0.045
My hospital doesn’t have kits for COVID testing 22 (39.3) 6 (12.5) 28 (26.9) 0.004
My hospital doesn’t have facilities for COVID treatment 20 (35.7) 4 (8.3) 24 (23.1) 0.001
Other 2 (3.6) 4 (8.3) 6 (5.8) 0.409