Table 1.
Participants’ demographics, organizational characteristics, and work-related factors (N = 1,566)
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic | ||
| Age (in years) | ||
| 20–30 | 696 | 44.4 |
| 31–40 | 607 | 38.8 |
| 41–50 | 179 | 11.4 |
| >50 | 51 | 3.3 |
| Missing | 33 | 2.1 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 279 | 17.8 |
| Female | 1158 | 73.9 |
| Missing | 129 | 8.2 |
| Highest educational attainment | ||
| Technical Nursing Diploma (BT, TS, LT) | 863 | 55.1 |
| Bachelor of Science in Nursing | 488 | 31.2 |
| Master of Science in Nursing | 91 | 5.8 |
| Other* | 86 | 5.5 |
| Missing | 38 | 2.4 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 578 | 36.9 |
| Married/engaged | 901 | 57.6 |
| Separated/divorced | 34 | 2.2 |
| Missing | 41 | 2.6 |
| Monthly salary income in dollars | ||
| <1,000 | 1039 | 66.3 |
| ≥1,000 | 442 | 28.2 |
| Missing | 85 | 5.4 |
| Organizational characteristics | ||
| Geographical area | ||
| Underserved | 1043 | 66.6 |
| Served | 471 | 30.1 |
| Missing | 52 | 3.3 |
| Type of service | ||
| Hospital | 1136 | 72.5 |
| Primary health care | 430 | 27.5 |
| Governorate | ||
| Beirut | 220 | 14.0 |
| Mount Lebanon | 251 | 16.0 |
| Akkar | 62 | 4.0 |
| North | 254 | 16.2 |
| Bekaa | 171 | 10.9 |
| South | 368 | 23.5 |
| Baalbeck-Hermel | 101 | 6.4 |
| Nabatieh | 87 | 5.6 |
| Missing | 52 | 3.3 |
| Work-related factors | ||
| Number of hours worked per week | ||
| < 42.5 | 493 | 31.5 |
| 42.5 | 487 | 31.1 |
| >42.5 | 535 | 34.2 |
| Missing | 51 | 3.3 |
| Type of shift work | ||
| Day (including PHC) | 581 | 37.1 |
| Evening | 56 | 3.6 |
| Night | 83 | 5.3 |
| More than one type of shift work | 448 | 28.6 |
| Missing | 398 | 25.4 |
| Providing nursing care to Syrian refugees | ||
| Yes | 1378 | 88.0 |
| No | 139 | 8.9 |
| Missing | 49 | 3.1 |
|
If yes, to providing nursing care to Syrian refugees How long in years |
||
| 1–2 | 359 | 22.9 |
| 3–4 | 396 | 25.3 |
| ≥ 5 | 601 | 38.4 |
| Missing | 210 | 13.4 |