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. 2020 Jul 25;26:e926008-1–e926008-9. doi: 10.12659/MSM.926008

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of participants (N=364).

Variables N (%)
Gender
 Male 150 (41.2%)
 Female 214 (58.8%)
Age
 <30 136 (37.4%)
 ≥30 228 (62.6%)
Work experience (yr)
 <10 176 (48.4%)
 ≥10 188 (51.6%)
Education
 College degree or below 115 (31.6%)
 Bachelor 242 (66.5%)
 Postgraduate or above 7 (1.9%)
Marital status
 Unmarried 93 (25.5%)
 Married 265 (72.8%)
 Divorced 6 (1.7%)
Job function
 Nurse 119 (32.7%)
 Technician 245 (67.3%)
Hospital classification
 Grade 3A 240 (65.9%)
 Grade 3B 112 (30.8%)
 Grade 2A or below 12 (3.3%)
Residence status
 Live alone 48 (13.2%)
 Live with a roommate(s) 32 (8.8%)
 Live with family 284 (78.0%)
Presence of suspected symptoms in participant
 Yes 26 (7.1%)
 No 338 (92.9%)
Presence of suspected symptoms in family members
 Yes 20 (5.5%)
 No 344 (94.5%)
Contact with confirmed/suspected patients at work
 Yes 177 (48.6%)
 No 187 (51.4%)
Availability of adequate protective materials
 Extreme shortage 48 (13.2%)
 Mild shortage 137 (37.6%)
 Sufficient 102 (28.0%)
 Abundant 77 (21.2%)
Knowledge about COVID-19
 Insufficient 131 (36.0%)
 Sufficient 233 (64.0%)
Susceptible to emotions and behaviours of people around them
 Yes 76 (20.9%)
 No 288 (79.1%)
Fear of inability to pay rent or mortgage
 Yes 45 (12.4%)
 No 319 (87.6%)
Fear of an uncontrollable epidemic
 Yes 316 (86.8%)
 No 48 (13.2%)
Psychological resilience
 Low (<50 score) 59 (16.2%)
 High (≥50 score) 305 (83.8%)