Table 1.
Characteristics of patients recruited in the doctor-mask wearing (MASK) and non mask wearing (NoMASK) clinical consultations
| |
NoMASK |
MASK |
|---|---|---|
| No (%) | No (%) | |
|
Age |
|
|
| <44 |
77 (15.0) |
60 (11.7) |
| 45-64 |
251 (48.7) |
215 (41.7) |
| >65 |
187 (36.3) |
238 (46.2) |
|
Gender |
|
|
| Female |
306 (59.4) |
304 (59.0) |
| Male |
209 (40.6) |
207 (40.2) |
|
Education |
|
|
| Primary or Below |
210 (40.9) |
259 (50.9) |
| Above Primary |
303 (59.1) |
250 (49.1) |
|
General Health over last 12 months |
|
|
| Very bad/Bad |
89 (17.4) |
94 (18.4) |
| Fair |
295 (57.7) |
291 (56.9) |
| Good/Very Good |
127 (24.9) |
127 (24.9) |
|
Knowing the doctor |
|
|
| Not Well/Neutral |
494 (96.0) |
490 (95.1) |
| Quite Well/Very Well |
21 (4.1) |
23 (4.5) |
|
Nature of the problem |
|
|
| New (acute) illness |
102 (19.8) |
77 (15.0) |
| Old (chronic) illness |
386 (74.8) |
418 (81.5) |
| Both new and old |
28 (5.4) |
18 (3.5) |
| Duration of consultation, mean (SD) | 7.64 (4.55) | 7.67 (4.85) |