Table 3.
Annoyance because of masks ‐ in total, 949/1445 of the participants were affected by the recommendation “wearing a mask”. Overall, 805/949 health care workers (HCWs) gave feed back if the mask disturbed them. Question: “Did the mask interfere with your work or did the mask disturb you?”
| Pretty much [%] | P‐value | A bit [%] | No [%] | P‐value | Do not know [%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (n = 805) | 21·6% (n = 174) | 47·5 (n = 382) | 30·3 (n = 244) | 0·6 (n = 5) | ||
| Physicians (n = 304) | 16·4 (n = 50) | 0·03 | 51·3 (n = 156) | 31·6 (n = 96) | 0·60 | 0·7 (n = 2) |
| Nurses (n = 314) | 23·9 (n = 75) | 46·5 (n = 146) | 29·3 (n = 92) | 0·3 (n = 1) | ||
| Medical technicians (n = 52) | 21·2 (n = 11) | 48·1 (n = 25) | 28·8 (n = 15) | 1·9 (n = 1) | ||
| Scientists (n = 13) | 46·2 (n = 6) | 7·7 (n = 1) | 46·2 (n = 6) | 0·0 (n = 0) | ||
| Administrative personnel (n = 27) | 29·6 (n = 8) | 48·1 (n = 13) | 22·2 (n = 6) | 0·0 (n = 0) | ||
| Others (e.g. students and maintenance) (n = 95) | 25·3 (n = 24) | 43·2 (n = 41) | 30·5 (n = 29) | 1·1 (n = 1) | ||
| Female (n = 485) | 26·8 (n = 130) | <0·05* | 45·6 (n = 221) | 27·0 (n = 131) | <0·05 | 0·6 (n = 3) |
| Male (n = 320) | 13·8 (n = 44) | 50·3 (n = 161) | 35·3 (n = 113) | 0·6 (n = 2) |
*P < 0·00002.