Table 6 Comparison between the percentages of the responses of phoniatricians located in Cairo and outside Cairo regarding some economic aspect
From: Economic and emotional impact of COVID-19 pandemic on phoniatricians’ practice in Egypt
Cairo | Outside Cairo | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q15 Availability of personal protective equipment | Available | 75.6 | 71.4 | 0.677 |
Q16 PPEs are provided by | Organization | 17.8 | 40 | 0.027* |
At your expenses | 82.2 | 60 | ||
Q17 Availability of PPEs affecting practice | Yes | 48.9 | 54.3 | 0.344 |
No | 6.7 | 14.3 | ||
Sometimes | 44.4 | 31.4 | ||
Q18 Price of PPEs during pandemic | Increased | 93.3 | 91.4 | 1 |
Q21 Patients’ understanding of motives beyond closure | Yes | 57.8 | 60 | 0.841 |
No+ not all of them | 42.2 | 40 | ||