| COVID‐19 positivity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | 95% CI | P | ||
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Age | 0.991 | 0.972 | 1.010 | 0.341 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female (reference) | ||||
| Male | 1.741 | 1.015 | 2.988 | 0.044 |
| Type of hospital | ||||
| Nonteaching (reference) | ||||
| Academic or teaching | 0.863 | 0.509 | 1.461 | 0.582 |
| Hospital rearrangement | ||||
| Fully dedicated to COVID‐19 (reference) | ||||
| Partially dedicated or not involved | 0.718 | 0.421 | 1.223 | 0.223 |
| External facilities for proctological surgery | ||||
| Unavailable (reference) | ||||
| Available | 1.915 | 1.244 | 2.949 | 0.003 |
| PPE | ||||
| Unavailable (reference) | ||||
| Readily available | 0.748 | 0.483 | 1.159 | 0.194 |
| Status of proctological activities | ||||
| Fully stopped (reference) | ||||
| Emergency | 0.648 | 0.360 | 1.167 | 0.149 |
| Elective | 0.700 | 0.417 | 1.174 | 0.177 |
| Use of PPE in theatre with SARS‐CoV‐2+ Pts | ||||
| Not always (reference) | ||||
| Always | 0.680 | 0.390 | 1.186 | 0.175 |
| Preoperative SARS‐CoV‐2 testing for Pts | ||||
| No (reference) | ||||
| Yes | 1.729 | 1.111 | 2.691 | 0.015 |
| Training level | ||||
| Other (reference) | ||||
| Consultant | 0.779 | 0.477 | 1.272 | 0.318 |
Abbreviations: PPE, personal protective equipment; Pts, patients.