Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study population
| Gender | |
| Male | 247 (25.1) |
| Female | 736 (74.9) |
| Age, years | 38.4 ± 10.5 |
| Duration of employment, years | 14.4 ± 10.2 |
| Occupation | |
| Doctor | 243 (24.7) |
| Nurse/medical technician | 655 (66.7) |
| Other | 85 (8.6) |
| Ward | |
| Surgical admission unit | 82 (8.3) |
| Outpatient department | 44 (4.5) |
| Clinical ward | 316 (32.1) |
| Operating theater | 160 (16.3) |
| Surgical intensive care unit | 242 (24.6) |
| Laboratory | 27 (2.7) |
| Other | 112 (11.4) |
| Working shift | |
| Morning shift | 372 (38.3) |
| Only day shift | 91 (9.3) |
| Only night shift | 18 (1.9) |
| All (day work) | 490 (50.5) |
Values represent n (%) or mean ± SD.