Table 4. Actual and total opportunities for PPE item use by HCWs during the study period*.
| PPE item type | Actual PPE use (total opportunities for PPE item use) by hospital† |
Compliance,¶ % | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H‡ | I‡ | Mean§ | ||
| N95 masks | 20 (22) | 11 (16) | 18 (18) | 20 (22) | 16 (17) | 23 (23) | 18 (18) | 6 (8) | 8 (11) | 18 (19.4) | 93 |
| Gowns | 18 (29) | 11 (18) | 17 (21) | 19 (24) | 15 (17) | 20 (25) | 20 (21) | 6 (11) | 9 (12) | 17.1 (22.1) | 77 |
| Gloves | 27 (35) | 12 (20) | 18 (21) | 21 (27) | 19 (21) | 23 (25) | 26 (27) | 8 (11) | 10 (13) | 20.9 (25.1) | 83 |
| Eye protection | 4 (20) | 4 (13) | 14 (16) | 18 (21) | 14 (16) | 21 (22) | 17 (17) | 3 (7) | 4 (7) | 13.1 (17.9) | 73 |
| Shoe protection# | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | 2.1 | |
| Hats# | – | 1 | 13 | – | 14 | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | |
*PPE, personal protective equipment; HCWs, healthcare workers †See Table 1 for definitions. ‡Incomplete data as hospitals H and I terminated simulation after 2.5 h. §Excludes data from hospitals H and I. ¶Actual/total opportunities for PPE item use. #Use of shoe protection and hats not proscribed by the World Health Organization for routine use; data recorded only if these items were used.