Table 1.
Association with the temperature and humidity combination, the physical characteristics of the PHC facilities and their surroundings, in the morning and afternoon shifts.
| Room | Variables | Morning ‡ | Afternoon ‡ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Not Adequate | Adequate | p | n (%) | Not Adequate | Adequate | p | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||||
| Reception room | Total | 23 (100) | 22 (95.7) | 1 (4.3) | 23 (100) | 20 (87.0) | 3 (13.0) | ||
| Lightweight partition wall | 4 (17.4) | 3 (13.6) | 1 (100) | 0.174 a | 4 (17.4) | 3 (15.0) | 1 (33.3) | 0.453 a | |
| Concrete slab | 18 (78.3) | 17 (77.3) | 1 (100) | 1.000 a | 18 (78.3) | 15 (75.0) | 3 (100) | 1.000 a | |
| Lightweight ceiling panels | 5 (21.7) | 5 (22.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | 5 (21.7) | 5 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | |
| Front door open | 22 (95.7) | 21 (95.5) | 1 (100) | 1.000 a | 22 (95.7) a | 19 (95.0) | 3 (100) | 1.000 a | |
| Outside window open | 13 (56.5) | 13 (59.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.435 a | 9 (39.1) a | 7 (35.0) | 2 (66.7) | 0.538 a | |
| Ceiling light on | 21 (91.3) | 21 (95.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.087 a | 20 (87.0) | 17 (85.0) | 3 (100) | 1.000 a | |
| Sunny weather | 10 (43.5) | 9 (40.9) | 1 (100) | 0.435 a | 10 (43.5) | 7 (35.0) | 3 (100) | 0.068 a | |
| Cloudy weather | 8 (34.8) | 8 (36.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | 6 (26.1) | 6 (30.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.539 a | |
| Outdoor temperature * | 15.6 ± 3.1 | 15.5 ± 3.1 | 17.2 ± 0.0 | 0.605 b | 17.2 ± 3.4 | 16.7 ± 3.4 | 20.3 ± 2.5 | 0.093 b | |
| Relative humidity * | 73.0 ± 12.3 | 72.9 ± 12.6 | 74.0 ± 0.0 | 0.935 b | 65.0 ± 11.0 | 65.7 ± 11.3 | 60.1 ± 8.6 | 0.428 b | |
| Outdoor wind speed ** | 1.2 (0.2–2) |
1.1 (0.2–2.0) |
1.2 (1.2–1.2) |
0.783 c | 1.7 (0.2–2.3) |
1.7 (0.6–2.4) |
0.0 (0.0–0.0) |
0.115 c | |
| Vaccination room | Total | 23 (100) | 21 (91.3) | 2 (8.7) | 23 (100) | 19 (82.6) | 4 (17.4) | ||
| Lightweight partition wall | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | 1 (4.3) | 1 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | |
| Concrete slab | 18 (78.3) | 17 (81.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0.395 a | 18 (78.3) | 15 (78.9) | 3 (75.0) | 1.000 a | |
| Lightweight ceiling panels | 5 (21.7) | 4 (19.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0.395 a | 5 (21.7) | 4 (21.1) | 1 (25.0) | 1.000 a | |
| Front door open | 18 (78.3) | 17 (81.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0.395 a | 19 (82.6) | 17 (89.5) | 2 (50.0) | 0.125 a | |
| Outside window open | 8 (34.8) | 7 (33.3) | 1 (50.0) | 1.000 a | 8 (34.8) | 6 (31.6) | 2 (50.0) | 0.589 a | |
| Ceiling light on | 20 (87.0) | 18 (85.7) | 2 (100) | 1.000 a | 21 (91.3) | 18 (94.7) | 3 (75.0) | 0.324 a | |
| Air-conditioned on | 4 (17.4) | 3 (14.3) | 1 (50.0) | 0.324 a | 4 (17.4) | 3 (15.8) | 1 (25.0) | 1.000 a | |
| Autoclave on | 3 (13.0) | 3 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | 4 (17.4) | 4 (21.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | |
| Sunny weather | 10 (43.5) | 9 (42.9) | 1 (50.0) | 1.000 a | 11 (47.8) | 8 (42.1) | 3 (75.0) | 0.317 a | |
| Cloudy weather | 7 (30.4) | 7 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | 5 (21.7) | 5 (26.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.539 a | |
| Outdoor temperature * | 15.6 ± 3.0 | 15.3 ± 3.0 | 18.1 ± 2.7 | 0.227 b | 17.1 ± 3.0 | 16.8 ± 3.0 | 18.7 ± 3.0 | 0.267 b | |
| Outdoor relative humidity * | 71.8 ± 13.0 | 71.8 ± 13.7 | 71.7 ± 3.3 | 0.989 b | 64.9 ± 11.0 | 65.5 ± 10.7 | 61.9 ± 13.6 | 0.568 b | |
| Outdoor wind speed ** | 0.9 (0.0–1.6) |
0.9 (0.0–1.4) |
2.1 (1.6–2.6) |
0.158 c | 0.4 (0.0–2.1) |
0.1 (0.0–2.1) |
1.3 (0.5–3.2) |
0.250 c | |
| Consultation room | Total | 23 (100) | 23 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 23 (100) | 19 (82.6) | 4 (17.4) | ||
| Lightweight partition wall | 3 (13.0) | 3 (13.0) | 3 (13.0) | 2 (10.5) | 1 (25.0) | 0.453 a | |||
| Concrete slab | 15 (65.2) | 15 (65.2) | 15 (65.2) | 12 (63.2) | 3 (75.0) | 1.000 a | |||
| Lightweight ceiling panels | 8 (34.8) | 8 (34.8) | 8 (34.8) | 7 (36.8) | 1 (25.0) | 1.000 a | |||
| Front door open | 19 (82.6) | 19 (82.6) | 20 (87.0) | 17 (89.5) | 3 (75.0) | 0.453 a | |||
| Outside window open | 7 (30.4) | 7 (30.4) | 7 (30.4) | 6 (31.6) | 1 (25.0) | 1.000 a | |||
| Ceiling light on | 19 (82.6) | 19 (82.6) | 15 (65.2) | 12 (63.2) | 3 (75.0) | 1.000 a | |||
| Air-conditioned on | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.3) | |||||||
| Autoclave on | 5 (21.7) | 5 (21.7) | 2 (8.7) | 1 (5.3) | 1 (25.0) | 0.324 a | |||
| Sunny weather | 10 (43.5) | 10 (43.5) | 11 (47.8) | 8 (42.1) | 3 (75.0) | 0.317 a | |||
| Cloudy weather | 6 (26.1) | 6 (26.1) | 6 (26.1) | 6 (31.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.539 a | |||
| Outdoor temperature * | 15.4 ± 3.3 | 15.4 ± 3.3 | 17.1 ± 3.1 | 16.8 ± 3.2 | 18.4 ± 1.9 | 0.381 b | |||
| Outdoor relative humidity * | 73.1 ± 10.5 | 73.1 ± 10.5 | 66.4 ± 10.5 | 68.8 ± 9.9 | 54.9 ± 3.2 | 0.013 b | |||
| Outdoor wind speed ** | 0.7 (0.0–1.7) |
0.7 (0.0–1.7) |
0.7 (0.0–1.7) |
0.6 (0.0–2.0) |
0.8 (0.6–0.8) |
0.969 c | |||
| Procedure room | Total | 23 (100) | 21 (91.3) | 2 (8.7) | 23 (100) | 20 (87.0) | 3 (13.0) | ||
| Lightweight partition wall | 3 (13.0) | 3 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | 3 (13.0) | 3 (15.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | |
| Concrete slab | 17 (73.9) | 15 (71.4) | 2 (100) | 1.000 a | 17 (73.9) | 14 (70.0) | 3 (100) | 0.539 a | |
| Lightweight ceiling panels | 6 (26.1) | 6 (28.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | 6 (26.1) | 6 (30.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.539 a | |
| Front door open | 21 (91.3) | 19 (90.5) | 2 (100) | 1.000 a | 20 (87.0) | 19 (95.0) | 1 (33.3) | 0.034 a | |
| Outside window open | 11 (47.8) | 9 (42.9) | 2 (100) | 0.217 a | 12 (52.2) | 9 (45.0) | 3 (100) | 0.217 a | |
| Ceiling light on | 17 (73.9) | 16 (76.2) | 1 (50.0) | 0.462 a | 18 (78.3) | 16 (80.0) | 2 (66.7) | 0.539 a | |
| Air-conditioned on | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | 1 (4.3) | 1 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | |
| Refrigerator on | 2 (8.7) | 2 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | 2 (8.7) | 2 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 a | |
| Sunny weather | 9 (39.1) | 8 (38.1) | 1 (50.0) | 1.000 a | 9 (39.1) | 7 (35.0) | 2 (66.7) | 0.538 a | |
| Cloudy weather | 9 (39.1) | 8 (38.1) | 1 (50.0) | 1.000 a | 6 (26.1) | 5 (25.0) | 1 (33.3) | 1.000 a | |
| Outdoor temperature * | 15.6 ± 3.1 | 15.6 ± 3.1 | 16.3 ± 3.4 | 0.750 b | 16.6 ± 4.2 | 16.4 ± 4.5 | 18.3 ± 1.2 | 0.483 b | |
| Outdoor wind speed ** | 1.4 (0.0–1.9) |
1.2 (0.0–2.0) |
1.4 (1.4–1.4) |
0.870 c | 0.8 (0.0–1.5) |
0.7 (0.0–1.7) |
0.8 (0.8–1.5) |
0.573 c | |
* Described by mean ± SD; ** described by median (percentiles 25–75); a Fisher’s Exact test; b student’s t-test; c Mann–Whitney test; ‡ Zone Time: UTC-3 BRT (Brasília Time); Adequate = temperature between 18 °C–25 °C and relative humidity between 40% and 60%. Inadequate = values above or below-indicated values.