Assessment of Health Workers’ Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Prevention of COVID-19 Infection in Low-Resource Settings
Table 7
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and healthcare workers’ PPE skills.
Sociodemographics
Poor skills n (%)
Good skills n (%)
χ2
value
Age
14.428
0.011
<25
48 (17.6)
40 (14.7)
26–35
72 (26.5)
30 (11.0)
36–45
34 (12.5)
24 (8.8)
46–55
6 (2.2)
6 (2.2)
56–65
2 (0.7)
8 (2.9)
>65
2 (0.7)
0 (0.0)
Gender
0.975
0.323
Male
66 (24.3)
50 (18.4)
Female
98 (36.0)
58 (21.3)
Level of healthcare
1.596
0.450
Primary
18 (6.6)
8 (2.9)
Secondary
26 (9.6)
14 (5.1)
Tertiary
120 (44.1)
86 (31.6)
Occupation
12.278
0.001
Clinical students
46 (16.9)
26 (9.6)
Nurses
40 (14.7)
32 (11.8)
Laboratory scientist
8 (2.9)
0 (0.0)
Optician
4 (1.5)
0 (0.0)
Consultant
14 (5.1)
24 (8.8)
Residents
40 (14.7)
16 (5.9)
House physician
12 (4.4)
8 (2.9)
Physiotherapist
0 (0.0)
2 (0.7)
Place of practice
7.254
0.199
South West
130 (47.8)
80 (29.4)
South South
2 (0.7)
4 (1.5)
North East
2 (0.7)
4 (1.5)
North West
16 (5.9)
12 (4.4)
North Central
12 (4.4)
4 (1.5)
South East
2 (0.7)
4 (1.5)
χ2: chi-square test; value <0.05 (i.e., statistically significant).
