Impact of an e-learning module on personal protective equipment knowledge in student paramedics: a randomized controlled trial

Table 3 Choice of personal protective equipment—detailed results

	Control (n = 49)	E-learning (n = 41)	P
Main outcome—difference in percentage of adequate choice of PPE (%), median [Q1;Q3]	17 [− 17;42]	33 [0;58]	.087
Adequate choice before (%), median [Q1;Q3]	25 [25;50]	25 [25;50]	.730
Adequate choice after (%), median [Q1;Q3]	50 [33;83]	67 [50;83]	.052
Main outcome by study year (%), median [Q1;Q3]
1	25 [8;50]	33 [− 25;58]	.876
2	8 [− 25;33]	29 [− 4;42]	.161
3	17 [− 25;33]	42 [8;58]	.051
Main outcome by school (%), median [Q1;Q3]
Bern (MEDI)	25 [− 25;42]	58 [25;67]	.004
Geneva (ESAMB)	13 [− 4;38]	0 [− 25;33]	.358
Lausanne (ES-ASUR)	29 [− 17;42]	42 [8;42]	.473
Main outcome by history of COVID (%), median [Q1;Q3]
Never had COVID	21 [− 13;42]	33 [0;58]	.105
Had COVID	− 25 [− 25;− 25]	25 [25;25]	.317
Main outcome by working status (%), median [Q1;Q3]
Actively works in an ambulance service	25 [− 17;42]	42 [8;58]	.021
Not working in an ambulance service	17 [− 8;50]	0 [− 25;33]	.584

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