Table 4.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample stress
| Variables | Total sample (n=152), n (%) | No stress (n=102), n (%) | Stress present (n=50), n (%) | χ2/t | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background characteristics | |||||
| Age, mean±SD | 42.05±912.19 | 43.55±13.29 | 39.00±8.889 | 0.024 | 0.066 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 119 (78.3) | 80 (78.4) | 39 (78.0) | 1.004 | 0.307 |
| Female | 33 (21.7) | 22 (21.6) | 11 (22.0) | ||
| Practicing area | |||||
| Urban | 107 (70.3) | 75 (73.5) | 32 (64.0) | 1.462 | 0.221 |
| Rural | 45 (29.7) | 27 (26.5) | 18 (36.0) | ||
| Working sector | |||||
| Government | 101 (66.4) | 66 (64.4) | 35 (70.0) | 2.461 | 0.652 |
| Nongovernment | 51 (33.6) | 36 (35.3) | 15 (30.0) | ||
| Qualification | |||||
| MBBS | 52 (34.2) | 33 (32.4) | 19 (38.0) | 5.374 | 0.717 |
| PG | 96 (63.2) | 65 (63.7) | 31 (62.0) | ||
| Superspecialty | 4 (2.6) | 4 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Specialty | |||||
| Nonspecialist | 44 (28.9) | 28 (27.5) | 16 (32.0) | 2.753 | 0.198 |
| Medicine and allied | 58 (38.2) | 40 (39.2) | 18 (36.0) | ||
| Surgery and allied | 33 (21.7) | 20 (19.6) | 13 (26.0) | ||
| Preparaclinical, administrative | 17 (11.2) | 14 (13.7) | 3 (6.0) | ||
| Years of experience (years), mean±SD | 17.93±12.1 | 19.20±13.086 | 15.36±9.341 | 1.853 | 0.030* |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| Diabetes only (T2DM) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.0) | 9.766 | 0.135 |
| HTN only | 16 (10.5) | 11 (10.8) | 5 (10.0) | ||
| COPD only | 19 (12.5) | 12 (11.8) | 7 (14.0) | ||
| None | 9 (5.9) | 5 (4.9) | 4 (8.0) | ||
| Diabetes + HTN + COPD | 87 (57.3) | 62 (60.8) | 25 (50) | ||
| Diabetes + HTN | 9 (5.9) | 6 (5.9) | 3 (6.0) | ||
| Diabetes + COPD | 8 (5.3) | 6 (5.9) | 2 (4.0) | ||
| HTN + COPD | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | ||
| Number of patient seen by you daily | |||||
| <10 | 27 (17.8) | 18 (17.6) | 9 (18.0) | 0.751 | 0.584 |
| 11-30 | 10 (6.5) | 6 (5.9) | 4 (8.0) | ||
| 31-50 | 53 (34.9) | 45 (34.3) | 8 (16.0) | ||
| >50 | 62 (40.8) | 43 (42.2) | 19 (38.0) | ||
| Knowledge, attitude, and practice characteristics | |||||
| When have you heard about COVID-19 disease | |||||
| December 2019 | 60 (39.5) | 43 (42.2) | 17 (34.0) | 5.380 | 0.749 |
| January 2020 | 75 (49.3) | 45 (44.1) | 30 (60.0) | ||
| February 2020 | 11 (7.3) | 8 (7.8) | 3 (6.0) | ||
| March 2020 | 6 (3.9) | 6 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Are you doing duty? | |||||
| Yes | 119 (78.3) | 75 (73.5) | 44 (88.0) | 10.988 | 0.530 |
| No | 33 (21.7) | 27 (26.5) | 6 (12.0) | ||
| High-risk procedures | |||||
| Surgical | 36 (23) | 21 (20.6) | 15 (30.0) | 6.779 | 0.669 |
| Isolation ward | 7 (4.6) | 4 (3.9) | 3 (6.0) | ||
| CCU/ICU/ITU setup | 15 (9.9) | 7 (6.9) | 8 (16.0) | ||
| Fever clinic | 37 (24.3) | 27 (26.5) | 10 (20.0) | ||
| None | 57 (27.5) | 43 (42.2) | 14 (28.0) | ||
| The precautionary measures | |||||
| N 95 mask | 30 (19.7) | 20 (19.6) | 10 (20.0) | 0.769 | 0.538 |
| Surgical mask | 89 (58.6) | 58 (56.9) | 31 (62.0) | ||
| Triple-layered mask | 24 (15.8) | 17 (16.7) | 7 (14.0) | ||
| None of the above | 9 (5.9) | 7 (6.9) | 2 (4.0) | ||
| How frequently washing your hand? | |||||
| Every 15 min and when required | 5 (3.3) | 4 (3.9) | 1 (2.0) | 8.177 | 0.042* |
| Every 30 min and when required | 22 (14.5) | 9 (8.8) | 13 (26.0) | ||
| Every 1 h and when required | 60 (39.5) | 43 (42.2) | 17 (28.0) | ||
| As and when required | 65 (42.8) | 46 (45.1) | 19 (38.0) | ||
| Are you feeling proud? | |||||
| Yes | 132 (86.8) | 92 (90.2) | 40 (80.0) | 3.053 | 0.030* |
| No | 20 (13.2) | 10 (9.8) | 10 (20.0) | ||
| Have you been ostracized? | |||||
| Yes | 32 (21.5) | 11 (10.8) | 21 (42.0) | 23.197 | 0.001* |
| No | 120 (78.9) | 91 (89.2) | 29 (58.0) | ||
*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