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. 2020 Nov 11;15(11):e0242185. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242185

Table 1. Participants description.

Brazil Colombia Ecuador
n = 352 n = 389 n = 341
Type of institution n % n % n %
Public institutions 281 79.8 134 34.4 268 78.6
Private institutions 71 20.2 255 65.6 73 21.4
Professional group
Physician 2 0.6 238 61.2 294 86.2
Nurse 191 54.3 54 13.9 18 5.3
Nursing Assistant 145 41.2 23 5.9 3 0.9
Others 14 4.0 74 19.0 26 7.6
Work area
Emergencies 75 21.3 104 26.7 145 42.5
Hospital ward 91 25.9 126 32.4 78 22.9
Intermediate or Intensive Care Unit 40 11.4 63 16.2 33 9.7
Radiology services 9 2.6 20 5.1 10 2.9
Primary care 137 38.9 76 19.5 65 19.1
Works in an aerosol-generating service
Presence 206 58.5 293 75.3 256 75.1
Absence 146 41.5 96 24.7 75 22.0