Table 1.

Descriptive table of health personnel by field of activity (TB/non-TB) and opinions on the impact of the pandemic on access to services and on their work.

	TB (n° = 31)	Non-TB (n° = 26)	Total (n° = 57)	p-value
Description of health personnel
Gender
Male	7 (22.6)	6 (23.1)	13 (22.8)	0.605
Female	24 (77.4)	20 (76.9)	44 (77.2)
Median age (range)	47 (27–53)	44 (25–66)	45.5 (25–66)	0.850
Profession
Medical doctor	5 (16.1)	3 (11.5)	8 (14.0)	0.016
Nurse	15 (48.4)	22 (84.6)	37 (64.9)
Laboratory technician	8 (25.8)	1 (3.8)	9 (15.8)
Other	3 (9.7)	0 (0.0)	3 (5.3)
Impact of the pandemic on access to services
Have you noticed a decrease in patient attendance?
No	15 (48.4%)	5 (19.2%)	20 (35.1%)	0.041
Yes	15 (48.4%)	17 (65.4%)	32 (56.1%)
I do not know	1 (3.2%)	4 (15.4%)	5 (8.8%)
The patients who presented had more serious conditions than before the pandemic?
No	8 (32.0%)	6 (28.6%)	14 (30.4%)	0.227
Yes	12 (48.0%)	6 (28.6%)	18 (39.2%)
I do not know	5 (20.0%)	9 (42.8%)	14 (30.4%)
Impact of the pandemic on health personnel work
Has there been any change in the number of health personnel employed?
No	4 (12.9%)	3 (11.5%)	7 (12.3%)	>0.999
Yes	25 (80.6%)	21 (80.8%)	46 (80.7%)
I do not know	2 (6.5%)	2 (7.7%)	4 (7.0%)
If yes, how?
Decreased	18 (85.7%)	11 (84.6%)	29 (85.3%)	>0.999
Increased	3 (14.3%)	2 (15.4%)	5 (14.7%)
Have there been any changes in staff shifts?
No	2 (6.5%)	5 (19.2%)	7 (12.3%)	0.160
Yes	29 (93.5%)	20 (76.9%)	49 (86.0%)
I do not know	0 (0%)	1 (3.9%)	1 (1.7%)
If yes, how?
Longer	10 (41.7%)	7 (53.8%)	17 (45.9%)	0.512
Shorter	14 (58.3%)	6 (46.2%)	20 (54.1%)
Have the opening hours to the public been limited compared to normal?
No	11 (35.5%)	13 (50.0%)	24 (42.1%)	0.224
Yes	20 (64.5%)	12 (46.1%)	32 (56.1%)
I do not know	0 (0%)	1 (3.9%)	1 (1.8%)

Bold values are those that are statistically significant (p-value < 0.05).