Table 7 Factors associated with satisfaction of healthcare professionals regarding the availability and use of PPE using binary logistic regression analyses (n = 1067)
Predictor | Satisfaction level, n (%) | Crude OR (95% CI)a | P-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dissatisfied (<  12 scores) | Satisfied (≥ 12 scores) | |||||
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 398 (78.7) | 463 (21.3) | 1.28 (0.95–1.74) | 0.110 | 1.32 (0.92–1.90) | 0.135 |
 Female | 463 (82.5) | 98 (17.5) | 1.0b |  | 1.0 |  |
Professional category | ||||||
 Physician | 196 (81.7) | 44 (18.3) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
 Intern | 106 (89.8) | 12 (10.2) | 0.50 (0.26–1.00) | 0.050 | 0.70 (0.32–1.50) | 0.356 |
 Nurse | 341 (80.6) | 82 (19.4) | 1.07 (0.71–1.61) | 0.740 | 1.06 (0.66–1.71) | 0.808 |
 Midwife | 81 (74.3) | 28 (25.7) | 1.54 (0.90–2.64) | 0.117 | 1.59 (0.76–3.32) | 0.224 |
 Otherc | 137 (77.1) | 40 (22.6) | 1.30 (0.80–2.21) | 0.284 | 0.76 (0.41–1.41) | 0.381 |
Department/Unit | ||||||
 OB/GYN | 141 (76.2) | 44 (23.8) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
 Surgical | 126 (84.0) | 24 (16.0) | 0.61 (0.35–1.06) | 0.080 | 0.94 (0.44–2.04) | 0.879 |
 Pediatrics | 113 (80.7) | 27 (19.3) | 0.77 (0.45–1.31) | 0.332 | 1.02 (0.48–2.55) | 0.965 |
 Medical | 110 (82.7) | 23 (17.3) | 0.67 (0.38–1.18) | 0.163 | 0.75 (0.34–1.64) | 0.474 |
 OPD/Screening/Triage | 111 (81.6) | 25 (18.4) | 0.72 (0.42–1.25) | 0.245 | 0.77 (0.37–1.61) | 0.488 |
 Emergency | 78 (86.7) | 12 (13.3) | 0.49 (0.25–0.99) | 0.046 | 0.44 (0.19–1.03) | 0.058 |
 Anesthesia/OR/IC | 77 (87.5) | 11 (12.5) | 0.46 (0.22–0.94) | 0.033 | 0.61 (0.25–1.51) | 0.287 |
 Otherd | 105 (72.4) | 40 (27.6) | 1.22 (0.74–2.01) | 0.432 | 1.71 (0.80–3.68) | 0.168 |
Hospitale | ||||||
 TASH | 236 (87.1) | 35 (12.9) | 0.57 (0.35–0.93) | 0.024 | 0.55 (0.31–0.96) | 0.035 |
 ZMH | 133 (81.6) | 30 (18.4) | 0.87 (0.52–1.46) | 0.602 | 0.81 (0.45–1.47) | 0.490 |
 GMH | 76 (67.3) | 37 (32.7) | 1.88 (1.13–3.14) | 0.015 | 1.52 (0.80–2.87) | 0.199 |
 Y12HMC | 90 (64.2) | 50 (35.7) | 2.14 (1.33–3.46) | 0.002 | 2.56 (1.47–4.45) | 0.001 |
 MH | 152 (94.4) | 9 (5.6) | 0.23 (0.11–0.48) | < 0.001 | 0.28 (0.13–0.62) | 0.002 |
 SPHMMC | 174 (79.5) | 45 (20.5) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
Received training in PPE since COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
 Yes | 328 (78.3) | 91 (21.7) | 1.29 (0.95–1.75) | 0.109 | 1.12 (0.78–1.61) | 0.542 |
 No | 533 (82.3) | 115 (17.7) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
Reported that PPE was adequately available to protect the risk of coronavirus infection | ||||||
 Yes | 149 (58.4) | 106 (41.6) | 5.07 (3.66–7.01) | < 0.001 | 7.65 (5.09–11.51) | < 0.001 |
 No | 712 (87.7) | 100 (12.3) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
Used any ‘homemade’, or ‘creative’ PPE | ||||||
 Yes | 235 (81.6) | 53 (18.4) | 0.92 (0.65–1.31) | 0.649 | 0.65 (0.42–1.03) | 0.066 |
 No | 626 (80.4) | 153 (19.6) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
Prepared to provide direct care to COVID-19 cases | ||||||
 Yes | 261 (73.1) | 96 (26.9) | 2.01 (1.47–2.74) | < 0.001 | 2.07 (1.42–3.03) | < 0.001 |
 No | 600 (84.5) | 110 (15.5) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
Total | 861 (80.7) | 206 (19.3) | 1067 | Â | Â | Â |