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Table 5 Participants’ adherence to personal protective equipment (PPE) use during examinations and procedures

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

PPE use during loud voicing/singing tasks:

73/112 (65.2%)

33/53 (62.3%)

10/19 (52.6%)

24/28 (85.7%)

5/11 (45.5%)

#0.036*

PPE use during instrumental aerodynamic assessment:

55/72 (76.4%)

28/33 (84.8%)

7/12 (58.3%)

16/18 (88.9%)

4/8 (50.0%)

§0.039*

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