Healthcare Worker’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Proper Face Mask Utilization, and Associated Factors in Police Health Facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Figures & data

Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Police Health Professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2020

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	246	60.3
	Female	162	39.7
Age	<30 years	127	31.1
	≥30 years	281	68.9
Marital status	Single	150	36.8
	Married	258	63.2
Educational status	Diploma	100	24.5
	Degree	254	62.3
	Masters&above	54	13.2
Police rank	Lower	102	25
	Middle	136	33.3
	Higher	170	41.7
Type of profession	Nurse	178	43.6
	Midwife	71	17.4
	Public health officer	42	10.3
	Medical doctor	28	6.9
	Others*	89	21.8
Work experience (in years)	<10	190	46.6
	≥10	218	53.4

Notes: *Medical Laboratory, Pharmacy, Anesthesia, Environmental Health, Dentistry

Figure 1 Level of knowledge of the respondents about face mask, police health professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2020.

Table 2 Knowledge of the Police Health Professionals About Face Mask in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2020

Variables	Category	Number	Percent
Wearing surgical face mask protects from COVID-19	Yes	350	85.8
	No	58	14.2
Correctly use a surgical face mask	White facing in	362	89.7
	Whiteside facing out	42	10.3
Layers of the surgical mask	Two	136	33.3
	Three	254	62.3
	Four	18	4.4
Which layer acts as a filter media barrier	First	142	34.8
	Middle	230	56.4
	Last	36	8.8
Type of masks protect COVID-19	95% BFE&PFE	276	67.6
	97%BFE&PFE	24	5.9
	91%BFE&PFE	14	3.4
	99%BFE&PFE	94	23
Duration of surgical mask use	8 hours	196	48
	4 hours	188	46.1
	2 hours	24	5.9
Proper wear of surgical mask	Mouth only	3	0.5
	Nose and mouth	72	17.6
	Nose, mouth, and chain	334	81.9
Propose of the metal strip	No purpose	26	6.4
	To fit on the nose	360	88.2
	To fit on the chin	22	5.4
A cloth face mask is effective as a surgical face mask	Yes	150	36.8
	No	258	63.2

Figure 2 Attitude towards face mask utilization of the Respondents, police health professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2020.

Table 3 Attitude Towards Face Mask Utilization of the Respondents, Police Health Professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2020

Variables	Strongly Disagree		Disagree		Neutral		Agree		Strongly Agree
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Willing to know the correct steps of wearing face mask	30	7.4	40	9.8	6	1.5	228	55.9	104	25.5
Needs to be carefully put-on and taken off	31	7.6	46	11.3	4	1	207	50.7	120	29.4
Keeps individual from touching mucous members	46	11.3	58	14.2	6	1.5	189	46.3	109	26.7
Very effective at preventing infectious droplets from spreading	32	7.8	54	13.2	6	1.5	226	55.4	90	22.1
Necessary to change face mask before going to another patient	66	16.2	94	23	28	6.9	144	35.3	76	18.6
Necessary to wear a face mask when in contact with pt.	38	9.3	54	13.2	6	1.5	188	46.1	120	29.4
Necessary to wear face mask as am afraid of getting COVID-19	145	35.5	70	17.2	19	4.7	127	31.1	47	11.5
Necessary to wear a face mask as infected with COVID-19 is the worst thing that could happen to me	51	12.5	66	16.2	36	8.8	178	43.6	77	18.9

Figure 3 Summary of proper practice of face mask utilization of the Respondents, police health professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2020.

Figure 4 Proper utilization of face mask by profession among police health professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2020.

Note: *Medical Laboratory, Pharmacy, Anesthesia, Environmental Health, Dentistry.

Table 4 Proper Practice of Face Mask Utilization of the Respondents, Police Health Professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2020

Variables	Yes		No
	N	%	N	%
Remove his/her mask if there is a need to talk to pt.	243	59.6	165	40.4
Sore used a mask in a bag for later use if not sick	317	77.7	91	22.3
Wearing a mask in public places	272	66.7	136	33.3
Wear mask in hospital premises	372	91.2	36	8.8
Before doing a mask, clean their hands	257	63	151	37
Before wearing the mask identified the inside and outside mask	175	42.9	233	57.1
Confirm the metal nose band on the top	129	31.6	279	68.4
Place the loop around the ear	169	41.4	239	58.6
Pull the top and bottom of the mask to extend the folds	226	55.4	182	44.6
Press the noseband	126	30.9	282	69.1
Do not touch the mask	114	27.9	294	72.1
Do not eat drink/smoke while wearing the mask	122	29.9	286	70.1
Remove the mask from the face touching only the bands	122	29.9	286	70.1
Avoid pulling the mask up over my forehead or down over my chin	269	65.9	139	34.1
Dispose of the mask when soiled/wet	285	69.9	123	30.1
Clean hands after taking off	116	28.4	292	71.6
Not reuse single-use mask	94	23	314	77

Table 5 Factors Affecting Knowledge of the Respondents About Face Mask and Its Use, Police Health Professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2020

Variables	Category	Knowledge of Face Mask		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Poor	Good
Age (in years)	<30	99	28	0.85(0.52,1.40)
	≥30	211	70	1
Sex	Male	180	66	1.5(0.92,2.40)*	2.2(1.25,3.86)**
	Female	130	32	1	1
Marital status	Single	128	22	0.41(0.24,0.69)*	0.72(0.39,1.33)
	Married	182	76	1	1
Educational status	Diploma	92	8	0.17(0.07,0.44)*	0.1(0.05,0.41)**
	Degree	182	72	0.79(0.42,1.48)	0.6(0.24,1.27)
	Masters & above	36	18	1	1
Police rank	Lower	82	20	0.55(0.31,0.99)*	0.6(0.31,1.29)
	Middle	110	26	0.54(0.31,0.92)*	0.7(0.37,1.39)
	Higher	118	52	1	1
Type of profession	Nurse	140	38	1.45(0.74,2.85)	2.6(1.17,5.65)**
	Midwife	51	20	2.1(0.97,4.54)*	3.3(1.41,7.89)**
	Public Health	18	24	7.14(4.09,16.48)*	9.2(3.44,25.02)**
	Medical Doctor	26	2	0.41(0.09,1.94)	0.4(0.09,2.16)
	Others professionals	75	14	1	1
Work experience (in year)	<10	140	50	1.27(0.80,1.99)
	≥10	170	48	1

Notes: *P value=<0.2 and **p value =<0.05.

Table 6 Factors Affecting Attitude of the Respondents About Face Mask Use, Police Health Professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2020

Variables	Category	Attitude Towards Mask Utilization		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Negative	Positive
Age (in years)	<30	65	62	1.2(0.81,1.87)
	≥30	158	123	1
Sex	Male	114	132	2.4(1.58,3.59)
	Female	109	53	1
Marital status	Single	84	66	0.9(0.61,1.38)
	Married	139	119	1
Educational status	Diploma	49	51	1.8(0.89,3.48)*	5.0(2.08,12.20)**
	Degree	140	114	1.4(0.76,2.54)	2.4(1.07,5.47)**
	Masters& above	34	20	1	1
Police rank	Lower	75	27	0.4(0.21,0.61)*	0.3(0.18,0.64)**
	Middle	63	73	1.2(0.74,1.82)	1.2(0.67,2.09)
	Higher	85	85	1
Type of profession	Nurse	108	70	0.7(0.42,1.16)*	0.5(0.24,0.84)**
	Midwife	35	36	1.1(0.59,2.05)	0.8(0.39,1.79)
	Public health officer	22	20	0.9(0.47,2.03)	0.3(0.11,0.79)**
	Medical doctor	12	16	1.4(0.61,3.36)	2.0(0.75,5.41)
	Others*	46	43	1	1
Work experience (in year)	<10	102	88	1.1(0.73,1.59)
	≥10	121	97	1
Knowledge	Poor	200	110	0.2(0.10,0.28)*	0.1(0.05,0.17)**
	Good	121	97	1	1

Notes: *P value=<0.2 and **p value =<0.05.

Table 7 Factors Affecting Proper Practice of Face Mask Use, Police Health Professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2020

Variables	Category	Proper Practice of Face Mask Use		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Poor	Good
Age (in years)	<30	81	46	1.2(0.78,1.87)
	≥30	191	90	1
Sex	Male	151	95	1.9(1.12,2.88)*	1.7(0.75,3.71)
	Female	121	41	1	1
Marital status	Single	110	40	0.61(0.39,0.95)*	0.9(0.41,2.31)
	Married	162	96	1	1
Educational status	Diploma	81	19	0.5(0.22,0.99)*	3.6(0.82,16.05)
	Degree	155	99	1.3(0.69,2.37)	10.4(2.51,43.32)**
	Masters& above	36	18	1	1
Police rank	Lower	59	43	1.3(0.77,2.09)	1.4(0.52,3.61)
	Middle	105	31	0.5(0.31,0.86)*	0.2(0.05,0.41)**
	Higher	108	62	1	1
Type of profession	Nurse	131	47	1.2(0.68,2.25)	0.5(0.17,1.30)
	Midwife	30	41	4.7(2.38,9.36)*	7.7(2.63,22.65)**
	Public health officer	16	26	5.6(2.53,12.44)*	0.7(0.16,2.79)
	Medical doctor	26	2	0.3(0.06,1.22)*	0.04(0.003,0.43)**
	Others*	69	20	1	1
Work experience (in year)	<10	120	70	1.3(0.89,2.03)*	1.0(0.46,2.21)
	≥10	152	66	1	1
Attitude	Negative	154	69	0.8(0.52,1.19)
	Positive	118	67	1
Knowledge	Poor	264	46	0.02(0.01,0.03)*	0.01(0.003,0.023)**
	Good	8	90	1	1

Notes: *P value=<0.2 and **p value =<0.05.