Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of ICU nurses (N = 224)

Variables	Categories	Low presenteeism n(%)	High presenteeism n(%)	χ²	P
Gender				1.432	0.231
	Male	22	17
	Female	123	62
Experience of occupational exposure in the past three months				4.139	0.042
	No	143	74
	Yes	2	5
Experience of workplace violence in the past three months				5.531	0.019
	No	142	72
	Yes	3	7
Presence of chronic disease				2.796	0.094
	No	132	66
	Yes	13	13
Type of employment contract				0.092	0.761
	Non- Establishment Position	115	64
	Establishment Position	30	15
Academic qualification				0.471	0.790
	Associate Degree	19	13
	Bachelor’s Degree	124	65
	Master’s Degree	2	1
Marital status				0.727	0.695
	Single	63	30
	Married	78	46
	Divorced	4	3
Presence of an administrative position				0.017	0.897
	No	109	60
	Yes	36	19
Professional title				2.176	0.537
	Registered Nurse	33	22
	Senior Nurse	74	33
	Nurse-in-charge	31	21
	Associate Chief Physician/Chief Nurse	7	3