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Table 2 Participant responses (frequency (%)) to questions relating to the level of personal protection equipment (PPE) and consumables to undertaken infection prevention and control in their practice setting

From: Experiences of Australian podiatrists working through the 2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: an online survey

 

Total responses

N = 453

Victoria

n = 211 (47%)

New South Wales

n = 81 (18%)

Queensland

n = 58 (13%)

South Australia

n = 39 (9%)

NT/TAS/ACT*

n = 23 (5%)

Western Australia

n = 24 (5%)

No PPE or consumable stock supply issues

223 (49%)

112 (53%)

47 (55%)

26 (45%)

17 (44%)

8 (35%)

12 (50%)

< 2 months PPE/hand hygiene products

145 (32%)

68 (32%)

19 (23%)

24 (41%)

14 (36%)

8 (35%)

8 (33%

Limited stock of some PPE components

59 (13%)

27 (13%)

11 (14%)

5 (9%)

4 (10%)

7 (30%)

3 (13%)

No waterless hand hygiene products

3 (1%)

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

1 (3%)

No stock of some PPE components

23 (5%)

3 (1%)

3 (4%)

3 (5%)

3 (7%)

1 (4%)