Availability and use of personal protective equipment and satisfaction of healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 3 Frequently used PPE by healthcare professionals before and during COVID-19 (n = 1134)

PPE use by professional category before and during COVID-19	Frequently used PPE, %
PPE use by professional category before and during COVID-19	Glove	Gown	Facemask	N95 respirator	Eye protection	Hair cover
Use by physician (n = 252)
Before	94.0	66.3	48.4	15.9	17.8	11.9
During	94.8	69.0	89.7	23.0	17.1	14.7
P-value	0.697	0.505	< 0.001	0.043	0.815	0.358
Use by intern (n = 123)
Before	91.1	62.6	36.6	3.3	4.1	4.1
During	92.7	62.6	92.7	13.0	14.6	2.4
P-value	0.641	1.00	< 0.001	0.005	0.004	0.472
Use by nurse (n = 453)
Before	92.3	74.0	55.0	9.1	12.1	17.9
During	91.8	71.5	82.1	22.3	24.3	22.3
P-value	0.806	0.412	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.097
Use by midwife (n = 117)
Before	95.7	67.5	41.0	5.1	16.2	22.2
During	94.0	68.4	79.5	21.4	40.2	29.9
P-value	0.553	0.889	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.180
Use by others (n = 189)^a
Before	81.5	79.4	37.6	6.3	4.2	7.9
During	86.2	77.8	88.4	21.2	19.0	14.3
P-value	0.208	0.707	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.049
Use by all categories (n = 1134)
Before	91.1	71.3	47.2	9.1	11.6	13.8
During	91.9	70.7	85.7	21.2	22.4	17.9
P-value	0.498	0.781	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.008

^aOther: Includes anesthetist, pharmacist, health officer, lab technologist and radiographer

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