Table 1.
Variation of demographic and job-related characteristics by category of health worker
| Demographic and job-related variables | Frequency (% valid) | |||
|
Overall (N = 1353) |
Doctors (N = 354) |
Nurses (N = 581) |
Office workers (N = 418) |
|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 413 (30.6) | 232 (65.9) | 63 (10.9) | 118 (28.4) |
| Female | 935 (69.4) | 120 (34.1) | 517 (89.1) | 298 (71.6) |
| Age | ||||
| ≤ 35 | 502 (37.1) | 94 (26.6) | 271 (46.6) | 137 (32.8) |
| 36-49 | 648 (47.9) | 149 (42.1) | 268 (46.1) | 231 (55.2) |
| ≥ 50 | 203 (15.0) | 111 (31.3) | 42 (7.2) | 50 (12.0) |
| Education | ||||
| High school | 379 (28.1) | --- | 156 (26.9) | 223 (53.5) |
| University | 796 (59.0) | 221 (62.6) | 409 (70.7) | 166 (39.8) |
| Postgraduate | 174 (12.9) | 134 (37.4) | 14 (2.4) | 28 (6.7) |
| Years in workplace | ||||
| ≤ 5 years | 506 (37.4) | 164 (46.3) | 206 (35.5) | 136 (32.5) |
| 6-15 years | 365 (27.0) | 96 (27.1) | 178 (30.6) | 91 (21.8) |
| > 15 years | 482 (35.6) | 94 (26.6) | 197 (33.9) | 191 (45.7) |
| Years in same position | ||||
| ≤ 5 years | 618 (45.7) | 164 (46.3) | 251 (43.2) | 203 (48.6) |
| 6-15 years | 431 (31.8) | 114 (32.2) | 189 (32.5) | 128 (30.6) |
| > 15 years | 304 (22.5) | 76 (21.5) | 141 (24.3) | 87 (20.8) |
| Hospital status | ||||
| Public | 1037 (76.6) | 284 (80.2) | 425 (73.1) | 328 (78.5) |
| Private | 316 (23.4) | 70 (19.8) | 156 (26.9) | 90 (21.5) |
| Management position | ||||
| Yes | 306 (22.6) | 102 (28.9) | 135 (23.3) | 69 (16.5) |
| No | 1045 (77.4) | 251 (71.1) | 445 (76.7) | 349 (83.5) |