Table 1.
Sociodemographic and occupational characteristics of study participants.
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, mean in years (SD) | 41.09 (10.09) |
| <35 | 119 (29.2) |
| 35–50 | 191 (46.9) |
| >50 | 97 (23.8) |
| Sex, female | 344 (84.5) |
| Relationship, partnership/married | 286 (70.3) |
| Number of children, none | 160 (39.3) |
| Category | |
| Volunteer | 158 (38.8) |
| Professional with a salary | 249 (61.2) |
| Job position | |
| Physician | 72 (17.7) |
| Nurse | 102 (25.1) |
| CHW | 233 (57.2) |
| Hours worked per week, mean in hours (SD) | 39.25 (26.81) |
| <40 | 72 (17.7) |
| 40 | 268 (65.8) |
| >40 | 64 (15.7) |
| Length of service, mean in years (SD) | 17.19 (9.81) |
| <6 | 56 (13.8) |
| 6–16 | 153 (37.6) |
| >16 | 197 (48.4) |
| Years at the same job, mean (SD) | 5.47 (5.53) |
| <6 | 265 (65.1) |
| 6–16 | 123 (30.2) |
| >16 | 18 (4.4) |
| Contract period | |
| Temporary | 39 (9.6) |
| Permanent | 368 (90.4) |
| Contract type | |
| Full-time | 366 (89.9) |
| Part-time | 41 (10.1) |
| Economic difficulties | |
| Never | 65 (16.0) |
| Sometimes | 153 (37.6) |
| Almost always | 112 (27.5) |
| Always | 77 (18.9) |
| Sick leave in the past year, yes | 145 (35.6) |
| Sick leave days ‡ | 19.00 (51.83) |
Note: Strata presented according to subsequent analyses. CHW: community health workers. ‡ Considering the group with sick leave days in the past year.