Knowledge of effectiveness of personal protective equipment (PPE) by doctors, nurses, and clerical staff
| Types of PPE | Doctors (n = 873) | Nurses (n = 4404) | Clerical staff (n = 921) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree* | (%) | Disagree† | (%) | Agree* | (%) | Disagree† | (%) | Agree* | (%) | Disagree† | (%) | |
| *Agree that the PPE is effective against contracting SARS. | ||||||||||||
| †Disagree that the PPE is effective against contracting SARS. | ||||||||||||
| PAPR, powered air purifying respirator. | ||||||||||||
| PAPR | 765 | 95.4 | 37 | 4.6 | 3910 | 97.0 | 119 | 3.0 | 615 | 90.6 | 64 | 9.4 |
| N95 mask | 849 | 99.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 4330 | 99.4 | 26 | 0.6 | 830 | 97.0 | 26 | 3.0 |
| Surgical mask | 250 | 30.1 | 581 | 69.9 | 2102 | 52.1 | 1930 | 47.9 | 699 | 85.3 | 120 | 14.7 |
| Paper mask | 84 | 10.2 | 739 | 89.8 | 1388 | 34.9 | 2585 | 65.1 | 423 | 55.7 | 336 | 44.3 |
| Goggles | 787 | 94.0 | 50 | 6.0 | 4169 | 97.6 | 102 | 2.4 | 648 | 89.6 | 75 | 10.4 |
| Gloves | 825 | 98.9 | 9 | 1.1 | 4280 | 99.4 | 24 | 0.6 | 713 | 95.4 | 34 | 4.6 |
| Gowns | 798 | 95.6 | 37 | 4.4 | 4268 | 98.9 | 48 | 1.1 | 686 | 94.5 | 40 | 5.5 |
| Hair cover | 692 | 84.3 | 129 | 15.7 | 3909 | 95.0 | 205 | 5.0 | 647 | 92.2 | 55 | 7.8 |