Table 1.
Characteristics of the hospital staff members who participate to the study.
| Characteristics | N = 99 |
|---|---|
| n (%) | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 27 (27.3) |
| Female | 72 (72.7) |
| Age, Median (Iqr) | 44 (34–55) |
| Age groups | |
| <44 ans | 49 (49.5) |
| >44 ans | 50 (50.5) |
| Hospital staff professional category | |
| Healthcare worker | 86 (86.9) |
| Physiciana | 18 |
| Nurseb | 33 |
| Nursing assistant | 14 |
| Support staffc | 21 |
| Administrative employee | 13 (13.1) |
| Unit | |
| COVID-19 wards | 52 (52.5) |
| Medical COVID-19 ward | 31 |
| ICU | 21 |
| COVID-19 free wards | 34 (34.3) |
| General management | 13 (13.1) |
| Training session in hygiened | 53 (55.2) |
| Flu vaccination 2019–2020e | 36 (37.1) |
| Use of personal protective equipmentf | |
| Surgical masks (n = 61) | 45 (73.8) |
| N95 masks (n = 58) | 22 (55) |
| Overcoats (n = 70) | 24 (34.3) |
| Goggles (n = 70) | 19 (27.1) |
| Systematic use of maskg | 70 (90.9) |
| Individual risk factor for severityh | 14 (15.2) |
| At least one COVID-19 symptom | 87 (87.9) |
| Fatigue | 70 (80.5) |
| Headache | 56 (64.4) |
| Cough | 46 (52.9) |
| Myalgia | 44 (50.6) |
| Sore throat | 40 (46.0) |
| Fever | 35 (40.2) |
| Diarrhea | 28 (32.2) |
| Anosmia | 27 (31.0) |
| Shortness of breath | 15 (17.2) |
| COVID-19 PCR status | |
| Positive | 28 (28.3) |
| Negative | 71 (71.2) |
Also include residents and medical students.
Also include physiotherapists.
Include:pharmacy and laboratory staff, cleaning staff, health manager, hospital porter, speech therapists, ergo therapists, daycare staff, logisticians.
Missing data: n = 3.
Missing data: n = 2.
Only healthcare workers are included; the total exceeds 100% because the same respondent could use several equipment. Only staff working in COVID-19 wards are included for N95 mask.
“Yes” is when the mask (surgical or N95) is always worn. Any other case is coded as “no”.
Presence of at least one comorbidity associated with a high of risk of severe COVID-19 form according to the national authorities (Société française d’Hygiène Hospitalière, 2020). Missing data: n = 7.