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. 2022 Jun 7;17(6):e0269484. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269484

Table 4. Characteristics of respondents associated with anxiety, confidence with PPE and experiences with COVID-19 restrictions and bullying over PPE: Adjusted odds ratio* with 95% confidence intervals.

Anxiety Confidence with PPE Bullying over PPE Experiences with COVID-19 restrictions
State
    New South Wales
    Australian Capital Territory
    Northern Territory
    Queensland
    South Australia
    Tasmania
    Victoria
    Western Australia
1
1.31 (0.36, 4.72)
0.65 (0.08, 5.37)
0.98 (0.62. 1.57)
0.83 (0.39, 1.80)
3.43 (1.14, 10.37)
1.40 (1.00, 2.00)
1.00 (0.50, 1.99)
1
-
-
1.11 (0.67, 1.84)
0.88 (0.43, 1.81)
0.37 (0.11, 1.25)
1.24 (0.83, 1.86)
0.38 (0.21, 0.68)
1
0.57 (0.12, 2.66)
0.27 (0.05, 1.38)
1.14 (0.68, 1.92)
0.95 (0.46, 2.00)
3.73 (0.46, 30.12)
0.76 (0.52, 1.11)
1.14 (0.54, 2.41)
1
1.65 (0.21, 13.24)
2.65 (0.32, 22.30)
0.75 (0.31, 1.82)
0.30 (0.04, 2.33)
-
2.37 (1.37, 4.10)
1.73 (0.62, 4.83)
Work setting
    Hospitals
    General practice
    Community
1
0.75 (0.50, 1.15)
0.79 (0.48, 1.29)
1
1.73 (1.06, 2.84)
2.14 (1.05, 4.36)
1
0.22 (0.13, 0.36)
0.75 (0.39, 1.44)
1
1.18 (0.62, 2.25)
1.40 (0.69, 2.86)
Sex
    Male
    Female
1
1.49 (1.00, 2.21)
1
0.90 (0.59, 1.38)
1
1.33 (0.89, 2.00)
1
1.03 (0.60, 1.79)
Ethnicity
    Caucasian
    Non-Caucasian
1
(1.05, 0.74, 1.49)
1
1.08 (0.73, 1.60)
1
1.34 (0.91, 1.98)
1
0.93 (0.55, 1.57)
Occupation
    Doctor
    Nurse
    Allied Health
    Other
1
1.44 (0.96, 2.18)
1.45, (0.73, 2.88)
2.81 (1.00, 7.87)
1
2.10 (1.23, 3.59)
1.16 (0.48. 2.81)
1.04 (0.22, 4.90)
1
0.83 (0.51, 1.37)
0.40 (0.18, 0.90)
1.82 (0.37, 9.03)
1
0.95 (0.51, 1.76)
1.16 (0.44, 3.04)
0.62 (0.08, 4.83)
Years of experience
    ≥10 years
    <10 years
1
2.05 (1.49, 2.82)
1
0.72 (0.46, 1.12)
1
0.83 (0.55, 1.25)
1
1.88 (1.15, 3.07)
Employment status
    Part time
    Full time
1
0.95 (0.71, 1.26)
1
1.33 (0.93, 1.91)
1
1.33 (0.96, 1.85)
1
1.57 (1.02, 2.41)
PPE training received
    Workplace training in-person
    Formal training (not in-person)
    Alternate training
    No training
1
1.02 (0.72, 1.45)
1.43 (0.87, 2.35)
1.49 (0.99, 2.25)
1
0.30 (0.17, 0.55)
0.24 (0.12, 0.48)
0.12 (0.06, 0.21)
1
1.71 (1.14, 2.56)
1.80 (1.01, 3.19)
1.82 (1.14, 2.92)
1
1.09 (0.66, 1.83)
0.97 (0.43, 2.17)
0.98 (0.52, 1.87)

PPE, personal protective equipment.

*Multivariate models included state, work setting, sex, ethnicity, occupation, years of experience, employment status and PPE training received.