Table 3.

Perceived impacts of COVID-19 on the employment of respondents.

	Male		Female		Total		p-value
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Impact of COVID-19 on income
Decreased	64	54.7	146	65.2	210	61.6	0.04
Unchanged/Increased	53	45.3	78	34.8	131	38.4
Changes in income due to COVID-19
Decreased 80–100%	9	7.7	12	5.4	21	6.2	0.12
Decreased 60–80%	11	9.4	12	5.4	23	6.7
Decreased 40–60%	13	11.1	39	17.4	52	15.3
Decreased 20–40%	12	10.3	34	15.2	46	13.5
Decreased <20%	26	22.2	60	26.8	86	25.2
Unchanged/Increased	46	39.4	67	29.9	113	33.1
COVID-19 impact on occupation status
Layoffs	8	6.8	21	9.4	29	8.5	0.33
Reduced working hours/shift	38	32.5	65	29.0	103	30.2
Have to work overtime	14	12.0	16	7.1	30	8.8
None	57	48.7	122	54.5	179	52.5
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p-value
Increased distress and conflicts due to COVID-19	2.7	0.7	2.7	0.6	2.7	0.7	0.04
Worry that colleagues exposed to COVID-19 patients	3.2	1.1	3.2	1.1	3.2	1.1	0.63
Increase workload	2.9	1.0	2.9	0.9	2.9	0.9	0.29
Have to perform duties which never been done before	2.9	1.0	2.7	1.0	2.7	1.0	0.43
Have to work overtime	2.8	1.1	2.5	1.0	2.6	1.0	0.12
More stressful at work	2.5	0.9	2.5	0.9	2.5	0.9	0.76
Conflicts occurred among colleagues at work	2.3	0.9	2.2	0.8	2.2	0.8	0.54
Positive attitude towards stability in working condition	3.4	0.7	3.4	0.6	3.4	0.6	0.99
Being in good working spirit	3.6	0.9	3.7	0.7	3.7	0.8	0.72
Enough employees at work to handle all duties	3.6	1.0	3.6	0.9	3.6	0.9	0.20
Be appreciated by the unit leader	3.1	1.0	3.2	0.8	3.2	0.9	0.70
Be appreciated by the society	3.1	0.8	3.2	0.7	3.2	0.8	0.88
Disclosure and discrimination related to COVID-19 work exposure	2.2	0.8	2.1	0.7	2.1	0.7	0.06
Being alienated because employment-related to COVID-19	2.3	0.9	2.3	1.0	2.3	1.0	0.63
Afraid of sharing with family about risks of exposure to COVID-19 at work	2.3	1.1	2.0	1.0	2.1	1.0	0.01
Relatives being alienated because employment related to COVID-19	2.1	1.0	2.1	0.9	2.1	0.9	0.68
Avoid sharing occupational information	2.1	0.9	2.0	0.9	2.0	0.9	0.05