Table 3. Reasons for Not Always Wearing Personal Protective Equipment When Using High-Level Disinfectants.
Protective Gloves | Nonabsorbent Gown | Eye/Face Protection | |
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Reasona | n=360, % | n= 1,714, % | n=1,634, % |
An engineering control was being used | (–)b | 6 | 5 |
Exposure was minimal | 64 | 43 | 53 |
Not part of our protocol | 10 | 21 | 14 |
Not provided by employer | 3 | 7 | 3 |
No one else who does this work uses them | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Too uncomfortable or difficult to use | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Not readily available in work area | 5 | 9 | 7 |
Cross contamination to other areas is not a concern | 3 | 3 | (–)b |
Other | 10 | 6 | 11 |
Column percentages total >100 because respondents could select >1 answer.
Dash (–) indicates this reason was not included in question response options.