Table 1.
Distribution of work-related parameters among healthcare professionals at AKUH
| Parameter | Nurses and midwives (n=886) | Physicians (n=285) | Technologists (n=469) | Hospital aides (n=658) | Management (n=250) |
Others (n=411) |
| Average number of hours/week* | ||||||
| <60 | 746 (84.2) | 157 (55.1) | 395 (84.2) | 596 (90.6) | 219 (87.6) | 355 (86.4) |
| ≥60 | 133 (15.0) | 127 (44.6) | 71 (15.1) | 58 (8.8) | 31 (12.4) | 35 (8.5) |
| Event reports submitted in last 12 months* | ||||||
| 0 | 603 (68.1) | 170 (59.6) | 333 (71.0) | 510 (77.5) | 91 (36.4) | 273 (66.4) |
| 1–2 | 210 (23.7) | 77 (27.0) | 87 (18.6) | 118 (17.9) | 76 (30.4) | 84 (20.4) |
| >2 | 65 (7.3) | 32 (11.2) | 36 (7.7) | 22 (3.3) | 78 (31.2) | 32 (7.8) |
| Time in current hospital* | ||||||
| <1 year | 168 (19.0) | 48 (16.8) | 102 (20.2) | 81 (12.3) | 9 (3.6) | 50 (12.4) |
| ≥1 year | 707 (79.8) | 232 (81.4) | 360 (76.8) | 563 (85.6) | 240 (90.6) | 331 (80.5) |
| Time in current unit/work area* | ||||||
| <1 year | 240 (27.1) | 66 (23.2) | 147 (31.3) | 137 (20.8) | 34 (13.6) | 57 (13.9) |
| ≥1 year | 643 (72.6) | 216 (75.8) | 315 (67.2) | 514 (78.1) | 214 (85.6) | 325 (79.1) |
*Χ2 test: p<0.001.
AKUH, Aga Khan University Hospital.