Assessment of Health Workers’ Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Prevention of COVID-19 Infection in Low-Resource Settings
Table 5
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge of respondents about PPE.
Sociodemographic
Poor knowledge n (%)
Good knowledge n (%)
χ2
value
Age
15.773
0.006
<25
36 (13.2)
52 (19.1)
26–35
56 (20.6)
46 (16.9)
36–45
16 (5.9)
42 (15.4)
46–55
4 (1.5)
8 (2.9)
56–65
2 (0.7)
8 (2.9)
>65
0 (0.0)
2 (0.7)
Gender
6.960
0.008
Male
38 (14.0)
78 (28.7)
Female
76 (27.9)
80 (29.4)
Level of healthcare
2.308
0.315
Primary
14 (5.1)
12 (4.4)
Secondary
14 (5.1)
26 (9.6)
Tertiary
86 (31.6)
120 (44.1)
Occupation
11.311
0.010
Clinical student
28 (10.3)
44 (16.2)
Nurses
28 (10.3)
44 (16.2)
Lab scientist
6 (2.2)
2 (0.7)
Optician
0 (0.0)
4 (1.5)
Consultant
10 (3.7)
28 (10.3)
Residents
30 (11.0)
26 (9.6)
House physician
12 (4.4)
8 (2.9)
Physiotherapist
0 (0.0)
2 (0.7)
Place of practice
13.004
0.016
Southwest
94 (34.6)
116 (42.6)
South-south
0 (0.0)
6 (2.2)
Northeast
2 (0.7)
4 (1.5)
Northwest
6 (2.2)
22 (8.1)
Northcentral
10 (3.7)
6 (2.2)
Southeast
2 (0.7)
4 (1.5)
χ2: chi-square test; value <0.05 (i.e., statistically significant).
