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. 2023 Feb 14;9(3):e13741. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13741

Table 10.

Respondents’ reasons for not using PPE.

N Mean Std. Deviation Legend
Reason for not using PPE 250 1.92 1.04 1 = Uncomfortable to use PPE
2 = High cost
3 = Waste of time
4 = Unavailable
Cost of PPE 250 2.40 1.78 1 = 250 - 300
2 = 350–400
3 = 450–500
4 = 550 - 600
Availability of PPE on local market 250 1.41 0.49 1 = Yes
2 = no
Colleagues arrested for not using PPE 249 1.71 0.45 1 = Yes
2 = No