TABLE 2.

Characteristics of the study participants by DRPI in medical staff

Characteristics	n	Numbers of DRPI (%)	Prevalence rate (95% CI)	P value
Gender				<.001
Male	516	218	42.25 (37.99‐46.51)
Female	3790	1075	28.36 (26.93‐29.80
Age				.143
<35 years	2903	852	29.35 (27.69‐31.01)
≥35 years	1403	441	31.43 (29.00‐33.86)
Leve1 3 PPE				<.001
Yes	1396	893	63.97 (61.45‐66.49)
No	2910	400	13.75 (12.49‐15.00)
DWT				<.001
>4 hours	3632	1209	33.29 (31.75‐34.82)
≤4 hours	674	84	12.46 (9.97‐14.96)
Occupation				.002
Doctors	505	181	35.84 (31.66‐40.02)
Nurses	3801	1112	29.26 (27.81‐30.70)
Heavy sweating				<.001
Yes	1467	1136	77.44 (75.30‐79.58)
No	2839	157	5.53 (4.69‐6.37)
Total	4306	1293	30.03 (28.66‐31.40)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; DRPI, device‐related pressure injury; DWT, daily wear time; PPE, personal protective equipment.