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Table 1 Sample description

From: Impact of infection prevention and control training on health facilities during the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Guinea

Variables

Below-median-IPC score

Above-median- IPC score

Total, n (%)

p-value*

IPC Score

 Median (range)

50.0 (10–92)

Number of trained staff

 0

40 (36.4)

8 (7.4)

48 (22.0)

< 0.001

 1

30 (27.3)

24 (22.2)

54 (24.8)

 

 2 or more

40 (36.4)

76 (70.4)

116 (53.2)

 

Cascade traininga

 No

46 (41.8)

12 (11.1)

58 (26.6)

< 0.001

 Yes

64 (58.2)

96 (88.9)

161 (73.4)

 

Type of healthcare facility

 Private

108 (98.2)

96 (88.9)

204 (93.6)

< 0.01

 Public

2 (1.8)

12 (11.1)

14 (6.4)

 

Certification

 Non-certified

38 (34.5)

17 (15.7)

55 (25.2)

< 0.001

 Certified

72 (65.5)

91 (84.3)

163 (74.8)

 

Total

110 (100)

108 (100)

218 (100)

 
  1. NS non-significant
  2. *Chi2 test
  3. atraining for untrained staff by the selected participants of this study