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Table 2 Infection control training and precautions undertaken by participants

From: Infection control, hand hygiene practice and PPE use among phoniatricians and ENT specialists during the COVID-19 pandemic, a UEP survey

 

All

sample

(N=154)

G1

(N=62)

G2

(N=37)

G3

(N=36)

G4

(N=15)

P-value

Infection control training:

PPE donning and doffing

102 (66.2%)

47 (75.8%)

17 (45.9%)

26 (72.2%)

9 (60.0%)

#0.017*

Remedial actions against exposure to COVID-19

66 (42.9%)

26 (41.9%)

10 (27.0%)

22 (61.1%)

6 (40.0%)

 

#0.033*

Type of infection prevention precautions followed:

Droplet Precautions

28 (18.2%)

9 (14.5%)

6 (16.2%)

9 (25.0%)

2 (13.3%)

#0.015*

Airborne Precautions

24 (15.6%)

12 (19.4%)

0 (0.0%)

8 (22.2%)

4 (26.7%)

Droplet and sometimes airborne Precautions

66 (42.9%)

32 (51.6%)

16 (43.2%)

13 (36.1%)

4 (26.7%)

Standard Precautions

36 (23.4%)

9 (14.5%)

15 (40.5%)

6 (16.7%)

5 (33.3%)

  1. G1 (Western European), G2 (Middle Eastern), G3 (Latin American), G4 (Eastern European) countries’ participants
  2. #Chi-square test. *Significant