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PPE - personal protective equipment; RT-PCR - reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
| Use of PPE during working in hospital by healthcare workers (n = 150) | RT-PCR positive n=39 (26%) | RT-PCR negative n=111 (74%) | p-value |
| N-95 mask with fit check | 18 (46.2) | 67 (60.4) | 0.124 |
| Gown | 16 (41.0) | 57 (51.4) | 0.267 |
| Goggles | 8 (20.5) | 41 (36.9) | 0.060 |
| Face shield | 10 (25.6) | 52 (46.8) | 0.021 |
| Cap | 11 (28.2) | 49 (44.1) | 0.080 |
| Shoe covers | 12 (30.8) | 48 (42.3) | 0.171 |
