Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of study participants (N = 314).
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 49 (15.6) |
| Female | 265 (84.4) |
| Nationality | |
| Saudi Arabian (KSA) | 245 (78) |
| Age | |
| Less than 25 years | 2 (0.6) |
| 25–30 years | 72 (23.2) |
| 31–36 years | 113 (36) |
| 37–40 years | 78 (24.8) |
| 41–50 years | 38 (12.1) |
| More than 50 years | 10 (3.2) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 76 (24.2) |
| Married | 222 (70.7) |
| Other | 16 (5.1) |
| Education | |
| Diploma | 104 (33.1) |
| Bachelor's degree | 109 (34.7) |
| Bachelor's degree with SCFHSa diploma | 6621 |
| Master's degree | 31 (9.9) |
| Ph.D degree | 4 (1.3) |
| Work Experience | |
| Less than 5 years | 37 (11.8) |
| 5–10 years | 118 (37.6) |
| 11–15 years | 80 (25.5) |
| 16–20 years | 45 (14.3) |
| More than 20 years | 34 (10.8) |
| Type of Healthcare Facility | |
| Primary care | 64 (20.4) |
| Secondary care | 5 (64.6) |
| Tertiary care | 203 (64.6) |
| Surveillance Department | 42 (13.4) |
| Working Status with the COVID-19 | |
| Front-line | 129 (41.1) |
| Second-line | 185 (58.9) |
| Working with the COVID-19 (Yes) | 98 (31.2) |
| Quarantining during the COVID-19 outbreak (Yes) | 43 (13.7) |
| Relative or friends were infected by the COVID-19 (Yes) | 24 (7.6) |
| High Exposure to News on the COVID-19 Outbreak | |
| Television (Yes) | 162 (51.6) |
| Medical Websites (Yes) | 265 (84.4) |
| Social media (WhatsApp, Podcast, Snapchat, Twitter) (Yes) | 229 (72.9) |
| Have you experienced any trauma prior to the COVID-19 (Yes) | 147 (46.8) |
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Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.