Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample depression
| Variables | Total sample (n=152), n (%) | No depression (n=99), n (%) | Depression present (n=53), n (%) | χ2/t | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background characteristics | |||||
| Age, mean±SD | 42.05±12.19 | 44.04±12.902 | 38.34±9.798 | 2.810 | 0.006* |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 119 (78.3) | 76 (76.8) | 43 (81.1) | 0.387 | 0.537 |
| Female | 33 (21.7) | 23 (23.2) | 10 (18.9) | ||
| Practicing area | |||||
| Urban | 107 (70.3) | 74 (74.7) | 33 (62.3) | 2.581 | 0.108 |
| Rural | 45 (29.7) | 25 (25.3) | 20 (37.7) | ||
| Working sector | |||||
| Government | 101 (66.4) | 61 (61.6) | 40 (75.5) | 2.972 | 0.850 |
| Nongovernment | 51 (33.6) | 38 (38.4) | 13 (24.5) | ||
| Qualification | |||||
| MBBS | 52 (34.2) | 29 (29.3) | 23 (43.4) | 5.820 | 0.667 |
| PG | 96 (63.2) | 66 (66.7) | 30 (56.6) | ||
| Superspecialty | 4 (2.6) | 4 (4) | 0 (0) | ||
| Specialty | |||||
| Nonspecialist | 44 (28.9) | 24 (24.2) | 20 (37.7) | 8.751 | 0.724 |
| Medicine and allied | 58 (38.2) | 43 (43.4) | 15 (28.3) | ||
| Surgery and allied | 33 (21.7) | 19 (19.2) | 14 (26.4) | ||
| Preparaclinical, administrative | 17 (11.2) | 13 (13.1) | 4 (7.5) | ||
| Years of experience (years), mean±SD | 17.93±12.1 | 19.94±12.60 | 14.19±10.143 | 2.861 | 0.005* |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| Diabetes only (T2DM) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.8) | 15.218 | 0.03* |
| HTN only | 16 (10.5) | 14 (14.1) | 2 (3.8) | ||
| COPD only | 19 (12.5) | 13 (13.1) | 6 (11.3) | ||
| None | 9 (5.9) | 3 (3.0) | 6 (11.3) | ||
| Diabetes+HTN+COPD | 87 (57.2) | 58 (58.6) | 29 (54.7) | ||
| Diabetes+HTN | 9 (5.9) | 6 (6.1) | 3 (5.7) | ||
| Diabetes+COPD | 8 (5.4) | 5 (5.1) | 3 (5.7) | ||
| HTN+COPD | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.8) | ||
| Number of patient seen by you daily | |||||
| <10 | 27 (17.8) | 22 (22.2) | 5 (9.4) | 8.778 | 0.026* |
| 11-30 | 10 (6.6) | 7 (7.1) | 6 (6.5) | ||
| 31-50 | 53 (34.9) | 30 (30.3) | 23 (43.4) | ||
| >50 | 62 (40.7) | 40 (40.4) | 20 (37.7) | ||
| Knowledge, attitude, and practice characteristics | |||||
| When have you heard about COVID-19 disease | |||||
| December 2019 | 60 (38.8) | 45 (45.5) | 15 (28.3) | 4.590 | 0.204 |
| January 2020 | 75 (49.3) | 45 (45.5) | 30 (56.6) | ||
| February 2020 | 11 (7.3) | 6 (6.1) | 5 (9.4) | ||
| March 2020 | 7 (4.6) | 3 (3.0) | 3 (5.7) | ||
| Are you doing duty? | |||||
| Yes | 119 | 79 (79.8) | 40 (75.5) | 0.380 | 0.538 |
| No | 33 | 20 (20.2) | 13 (24.5) | ||
| How long doing duty | |||||
| <6 h | 40 (26.4) | 32 (32.3) | 8 (15.1) | 10.948 | 0.012* |
| 6-12 h | 57 (37.5) | 38 (38.4) | 19 (35.8) | ||
| >12 h | 25 (16.4) | 10 (10.1) | 15 (28.3) | ||
| Administrative jobs | 30 (19.7) | 19 (19.2) | 11 (20.8) | ||
| High-risk procedures | |||||
| Surgical | 36 (23) | 18 (18.2) | 18 (34.0) | 13.390 | 0.010* |
| Isolation ward | 7 (4.6) | 3 (3.0) | 4 (7.5) | ||
| CCU/ICU/ITU setup | 15 (9.9) | 9 (9.1) | 6 (11.3) | ||
| Fever clinic | 37 (24.3) | 22 (22.2) | 15 (28.3) | ||
| None | 57 (27.5) | 47 (47.5) | 10 (18.9) | ||
| The precautionary measures | |||||
| N 95 mask | 30 (19.7) | 20 (20.2) | 10 (18.9) | 3.967 | 0.265 |
| Surgical mask | 89 (58.6) | 53 (53.5) | 36 (67.9) | ||
| Triple-layered mask | 24 (15.8) | 19 (19.2) | 5 (9.4) | ||
| None of the above | 9 (5.9) | 7 (7.1) | 2 (3.8) | ||
| Knowledge, attitude, and practice characteristics | |||||
| Washing hands at regular interval | |||||
| Yes | 145 (95.4) | 97 (98.0) | 48 (90.6) | 4.319 | 0.041* |
| No | 7 (4.6) | 2 (2) | 5 (9.4) | ||
| How frequently washing hands | |||||
| Every 15 min and when required | 5 (3.3) | 4 (4.0) | 1 (1.9) | 4.696 | 0.005* |
| Every 30 min and when required | 22 (14.5) | 10 (10.1) | 12 (22.6) | ||
| Every 1 h and when required | 60 (39.5) | 41 (41.4) | 19 (35.8) | ||
| As and when required | 65 (42.8) | 44 (44.4) | 21 (39.6) | ||
| Feeling proud as doctor to fight against COVID-19 | |||||
| Yes | 132 (86.8) | 90 (90.9) | 42 (79.2) | 10.003 | 0.04* |
| No | 20 (13.2) | 9 (9.1) | 11 (20.8) | ||
| Have you been ostracized | |||||
| Yes | 32 (21.1) | 12 (12.1) | 20 (37.7) | 16.625 | 0.002* |
| No | 120 (78.9) | 87 (87.9) | 33 (62.3) | ||
*P<.05 was considered significant. SD – Standard deviation, HTN – Hypertension, COPD – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ICU – Intensive care unit, T2DM – Type 2 diabetes mellitus, CCU – Critical care unit, ITU – Intensive therapy unit