Table 3.
Descriptive Statistics (Frequency and Percentages) of Exposure Variables, PPE Use, and Workplace Factors
| Exposures | Categories | N (%) (N=92) |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency of working with patients as the primary work activity for the day | Once a month or less | 28 (31.8%) |
| Weekly (between one to four times) | 12 (13.6%) | |
| 4–6 days per week | 48 (54.5%) | |
| Working with a COVID-19 positive colleague | Yes | 69 (75.0%) |
| No | 23 (25.0%) | |
| Frequency of close contact with COVID-19 persons (such as family or friends) outside of work | Once a month or less | 69 (80.2%) |
| 1–2 days; 2–4 days; once a week or less | 12 (14.0%) | |
| 4–6 days per week | 5 (5.8%) | |
| During the last 28 days you worked with patients, where did you primarily work? | At a single primary location (emergency room, primary team, etc.) | 41 (68.3%) |
| At many locations throughout the hospital (respiratory patients, patient transport, etc.) | 14 (23.3%) | |
| Others | 5 (8.3%) | |
| Time spent in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with known COVID-19 patients | Never | 40 (69.0%) |
| Sometimes | 6 (10.3%) | |
| About half of the times | 3 (5.2%) | |
| Most of the times | 1 (1.7%) | |
| Always | 8 (13.8%) | |
| Time spent in hospital floors with known COVID-19 patients | Never | 38 (66.7%) |
| Sometimes | 12 (21.0%) | |
| About half of the times | 2 (3.5%) | |
| Most of the times | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Always | 5 (8.8%) | |
| Frequency of working closely with COVID-19 patients (within 2 meters) | Never | 26 (45.6%) |
| Almost never | 3(5.3%) | |
| Sometimes | 10 (17.5%) | |
| Fairly often | 3 (5.3%) | |
| Always | 15 (26.3%) | |
| Frequency of performing a procedure or exam on COVID-19 patients | Never | 26 (45.6%) |
| Almost never | 3 (5.3%) | |
| Sometimes | 10 (17.5%) | |
| Fairly often | 3 (5.3%) | |
| Always | 15 (26.3%) | |
| Frequency of performing aerosol generating procedure for COVID-19 patients | Never | 32 (55.2%) |
| Almost never | 1 (1.7%) | |
| Sometimes | 7 (12.1%) | |
| Fairly often | 6 (10.3%) | |
| Always | 12 (20.7%) | |
| Working with PPE on (N95 or respirator) | Never | 10 (20.0%) |
| Almost never | 1 (2.0%) | |
| Sometimes | 4 (8.05) | |
| Often | 6 (12.0%) | |
| Always | 29 (58.0%) | |
| Working with PPE on (surgical face mask) | Never | 0 (0.0%) |
| Almost never | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Sometimes | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Often | 4 (7.8%) | |
| Always | 47 (92.2%) | |
| Working with PPE on (face shield) | Never | 13 (26.0%) |
| Almost never | 10 (20.0%) | |
| Sometimes | 9 (18.0%) | |
| Often | 7 (14.0%) | |
| Always | 11 (22.0%) | |
| Working with PPE on (gloves) | Never | 4 (7.8%) |
| Almost never | 1 (2.0%) | |
| Sometimes | 3 (5.9%) | |
| Often | 7 (13.7%) | |
| Always | 36 (70.6%) | |
| Working with PPE on (gown) | Never | 5 (10.2%) |
| Almost never | 4 (8.2%) | |
| Sometimes | 5 (10.2%) | |
| Often | 12 (24.5%) | |
| Always | 23 (46.9%) | |
| Have been fit tested for N95 mask in the past 3 years | Yes | 26 (74.3%) |
| No | 9 (25.7%) | |
| Received in person training for PPE in the past 3 years | Yes | 35 (94.6%) |
| No | 2 (5.4%) | |
| Received online training for PPE in the past 3 years | Yes | 45 (95.7%) |
| No | 2 (4.3%) | |
| I trust the management of the place where I work | Agree | 66 (77.6%) |
| Disagree | 19 (22.4%) | |
| The safety of workers is a high priority with management where I work | Agree | 65 (75.6%) |
| Disagree | 21 (24.4%) | |
| I have too much work to do everything well | Agree | 58 (69.9%) |
| Disagree | 25 (30.1%) | |
| The safety and health conditions where I work are good | Agree | 70 (80.4%) |
| Disagree | 17 (19.5%) |