Table 4.
Personal protective equipment usage characteristics of 200a participants according to equine patient's status during the winter of 2011.
| Characteristics | Descriptive statistics: frequencies (relative frequencies) unless otherwise stated |
|---|---|
| Usage of PPEb according to horse's health status | |
| If horse is healthy (HH) (n = 198) | |
| Always | 13 (6.6%) |
| Sometimes | 51 (25.8%) |
| Rarely or never | 134 (67.7%) |
| If horse is sick (SH) (n = 198) | |
| Always | 66 (33.3%) |
| Sometimes | 102 (51.5%) |
| Rarely or never | 30 (15.1%) |
| If doing a necropsy on a horse (NH) (n = 184) | |
| Always | 146 (79.3%) |
| Sometimes | 30 (16.3%) |
| Rarely or never | 8 (4.4%) |
| Type of PPEb used according to horse's health status | |
| If horse is healthy (HH) | |
| Body PPE (n = 199) | 90 (45.2%) |
| Head PPE (n = 199) | 86 (43.2%) |
| Feet PPE (n = 199) | 31 (15.6%) |
| Oro-nasal PPE only (n = 199) | 24 (12.1%) |
| Oro-nasal and eye PPE (n = 199) | 6 (3%) |
| PARc (n = 199) | 0 |
| Ocular PPE only (n = 199) | 14 (7%) |
| Hand PPE (n = 199) | 72 (36.2%) |
| Open skin wound/abrasion PPE (n = 199) | 46 (23.1%) |
| Median for PPE usage score if HH (n = 199) | 2 (IQRd = 2) (range 0–7/9) |
| If horse is sick (SH) | |
| Body PPE (n = 196) | 133 (67.9%) |
| Head PPE (n = 196) | 92 (46.9%) |
| Feet PPE (n = 196) | 75 (38.3%) |
| Oro-nasal PPE only (n = 196) | 117 (59.7%) |
| Oro-nasal and eye PPE (n = 196) | 36 (18.4%) |
| PARc (n = 196) | 1 (0.5%) |
| Ocular PPE only (n = 196) | 70 (35.7%) |
| Hand PPE (n = 196) | 158 (80.6%) |
| Open skin wound/abrasion PPE (n = 196) | 63 (32.1%) |
| Median for PPE usage score if SH (n = 196) | 4 (IQRd = 3) (range 0–8/9) |
| If carrying out a necropsy on a horse (NH) | |
| Body PPE (n = 182) | 167 (91.8%) |
| Head PPE (n = 182) | 103 (56.6%) |
| Feet PPE (n = 182) | 145 (79.7%) |
| Oro-nasal PPE only (n = 182) | 147 (80.8%) |
| Oro-nasal and eye PPE (n = 182) | 61 (33.5%) |
| PARc (n = 182) | 5 (2.7%) |
| Ocular PPE only (n = 182) | 98 (53.8%) |
| Hand PPE (n = 182) | 175 (96.2%) |
| Open skin wound/abrasion PPE (n = 182) | 81 (44.5%) |
| Median for PPE usage score if NH (n = 182) | 6 (IQRd = 3) (range 0–9/9) |
| If horse is suspected of Hendra virus (HeVH) | |
| Body PPE (n = 179) | 173 (96.6%) |
| Head PPE (n = 179) | 109 (60.9%) |
| Feet PPE (n = 179) | 153 (85.5%) |
| Oro-nasal PPE only (n = 179) | 174 (97.2%) |
| Oro-nasal and eye PPE (n = 179) | 80 (44.7%) |
| PARc (n = 179) | 7 (3.9%) |
| Ocular PPE only (n = 179) | 126 (70.4%) |
| Hand PPE (n = 179) | 177 (98.9%) |
| Open skin wound/abrasion PPE (n = 179) | 88 (49.2%) |
| Median for PPE usage score if HeVH (n = 179) | 6 (IQRd = 2) (range 3–9/9) |
a
n = 200 unless otherwise stated.
b
PPE: personal protective equipment.
c
PAR: powered air respirator.
d
IQR: interquartile range.