Table 4.
Protective measures taken by the participants during the aerosol-generating procedure
| Protective measures | Covid-19 positive n = 98 |
Covid-19 negative n = 92 |
p value | OR [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Wore PPE (n = 130) | 58 (92.1) | 64 (95.5) | 0.483b | 0.544 [0.124–2.376] |
| Single-use gloves (n = 124) | 53 (93) | 64 (94.4) | 0.702b | 0.621 [0.133–2.899] |
| N95 Mask (n = 122) | 36 (65.5) | 56 (83.6) | 0.021a | 0.372 [0.159–0.873] |
| Face-shield/goggles (n = 122) | 39 (70.9) | 52 (77.6) | 0.397a | 0.702 [0.310–1.593] |
| Disposable gown (n = 123) | 43 (78.2) | 56 (82.4) | 0.562a | 0.768 [0.314–1.876] |
| Water-proof apron (n = 123) | 19 (34.5) | 35 (51.5) | 0.060a | 0.498 [0.239–1.034] |
| Proper “doning” and “doffing” of PPE (n = 126) | 41 (70.7) | 56 (82.4) | 0.121a | 0.517 [0.223–1.199] |
| Followed Hand Hygiene during patient care (n = 124) | 54 (93.1) | 62 (93.9) | 0.850a | 0.871 [0.208–3.671] |
| Followed HH during procedure (n = 122) | 51 (91.1) | 62 (93.9) | 0.731b | 0.658 [0.168–2.579] |
| Followed HH after touching fomites (n = 122) | 48 (85.7) | 60 (90.9) | 0.370a | 0.600 [0.195–1.847] |
| Decontaminated surroundings (n = 119) | 35 (62.5) | 47 (74.6) | 0.155a | 0.567 [0.259–1.243] |
aChi-square test; bFisher’s exact test