Table 4.

Perceptions of physicians about preparation and general conditions of health units in other provinces compared with Luanda (χ² test). The perception about preparation and the general conditions of health units was assessed by the following questions: (i) Did you do any training classes on COVID-19 at your workplace?; (ii) Are there any action protocols in your workplace to deal with COVID-19 patients?; (iii) Is there a specific area in your workplace to treat COVID-19 patients?; and (iv) Is there a specific area (e.g. intensive care unit [ICU]) in your workplace to treat critical COVID-19 patients?

Variable	Health unit province		OR (95% CI)	p-valuea
N (%)	Luanda	Other
	N=505	N=132
Training classes
Yes	396 (78.4)	99 (75.0)	1.211 (0.774 to 1.894)	0.401
No	109 (21.6)	33 (25.0)	1
Specific protocol				<0.001
Yes	373 (73.9)	74 (56.1)	2.215 (1.489 to 3.294)
No	132 (26.1)	58 (43.9)	1
Specific area
Yes	240 (47.5)	40 (30.3)	2.083 (1.382 to 3.139)	<0.001
No	265 (52.5)	92 (69.7)	1
Specific ICU
Yes	185 (36.6)	24 (18.2)	2.602 (1.613 to 4.196)	<0.001
No	320 (63.4)	108 (81.2)	1

^aχ² test.