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. 2020 Sep 14;37:50. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.50.24307

Table 5.

factors associated with practice of COVID-19 preventive measures (N=86)

Variable Use of face mask Use of hand gloves Hand washing
Regular Not Regular Regular Not Regular Regular Not Regular
Age (years)
Mean (SD) 36.9 (8.4) 35.7 (9.5) 37.9 (8.6) 35.7 (9.1) 37.0 (9.3) 35.5 (8.4)
t-test p-value 0.54 0.28 0.41
Duration of practice (years)
Mean (SD) 12.3 (7.8) 11.0 (7.6) 12.5 (7.6) 11.3 (7.8) 11.9 (8.2) 11.4 (7.1)
t-test p-value 0.43 0.51 0.78
Knowledge of epidemiology
Mean (SD) (%) 40.9 (6.7) 36.7 (10.0) 38.5 (12.1) 39.0 (10.4) 38.9 (8.5) 38.8 (8.6)
t-test p-value 0.3 0.9 0.96
Knowledge of basic prevention
Mean (SD) (%) 28.8 (8.7) 22.8 (8.3) 27.7 (8.8) 25.0 (8.6) 27.9 (8.3) 24.2 (8.9)
t-test p-value 0.13 0.54 0.36
Knowledge of use of PPE
Mean (SD) (%) 19.1 (7.3) 20.5 (9.7) 18.5 (9.5) 20.3 (10.3) 24.2 (12.6) 16.3 (10.4)
t-test p-value 0.75 0.69 0.07
Total knowledge score
Mean (SD) (%) 29.6 (10.2) 26.7 (11.3) 28.2 (5.4) 28.1 (4.6) 30.4 (8.5) 26.4 (9.9)
t-test p-value 0.29 0.98 0.16