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. 2022 May 29;217(2):88–93. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51585
Characteristic All participants Survey respondents*
Number of participants 2161 378
Age (years), mean (SD) 39.0 (11.5) 38.5 (10.8)
Sex
Men 532 95
Women 1586 277
Other 6 1
Missing data 37 5
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) 24.5 (6.7) 25.4 (7.0)
Ethnic background
European 279 98
Non‐European 214 65
Missing data 1668 215
Professional group
Medical practitioner 305 (14.1%) 64 (17%)
Nursing 1271 (58.8%) 228 (60.3%)
Allied health 262 (12.1%) 37 (9.8%)
Medical imaging 29 (1.3%) 7 (2%)
Other health care worker 159 (7.4%) 24 (6.3%)
Non‐clinical employee 116 (5.4%) 13 (3.4%)
Pharmacist 14 (0.7%) 0
Dental professional 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.3%)
Missing data 4 (0.2%) 4 (1%)
Health care experience (years)
Median (IQR) 10 (5–19) 10 (6–20)
Range 0.2–55 1–51
Preferred N95 respirator type before participation in the program
Semi‐rigid cup 151 (7.0%) 21 (5.6%)
Flat‐fold cup 171 (7.9%) 37 (9.8%)
Duckbill 1293 (59.8%) 249 (65.6%)
Three‐panel flat‐fold 173 (8.0%) 36 (9.5%)
Other 118 (5.5%) 18 (4.8%)
Missing data 255 (11.8%) 17 (4.5%)

IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.

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Completed the usability and comfort assessment survey.