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. 2020 Dec 16;6(12):e05766. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05766

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, disaggregated for (high/low) risk-zones.

Variables Risk Zone
Total (n = 103) Chi-square p-value
High Risk Low risk
Sex Men 17 (16.5%) 33 (32.0%) 50 (48.5%) 2.398 .121
Women 26 (25.2%) 27 (26.2%) 53 (51.5%)
Age range 20–29 9 (8.7%) 6 (5.8%) 15 (14.6%) 10.142 .017
30–39 15 (14.6%) 17 (16.5%) 32 (31.1%)
40–49 12 (11.7%) 10 (9.7%) 22 (21.4%)
>50 7 (6.8%) 27 (26.2%) 34 (33.0%)
Professional function Surgeon 31 (30.1%) 31 (30.1%) 62 (60.2%) 4.370 .112
Nurse 6 (5.8%) 15 (14.6%) 21 (20.4%)
General practitioner 6 (5.8%) 14 (13.6%) 20 (19.4%)
Work experience (in years) Less than 5 22 (21.4%) 16 (15.5%) 38 (36.9%) 6.743 .034
6–10 4 (3.9%) 6 (5.8%) 10 (9.7%)
More than 10 17 (16.5%) 38 (36.9%) 55 (53.4%)
Work sector Public 40 (38.8%) 44 (42.7%) 84 (81.6%) 6.455 .011
Private 3 (2.9%) 16 (15.5%) 19 (18.4%)
Experience of mandatory quarantine Yes 11 (10.7%) 10 (9.7%) 21 (20.4%) 1.226 .268
No 32 (31.1%) 50 (48.5%) 82 (79.6%)
Contagion experience Personal or a family member 9 (8.7%) 11 (10.7%) 20 (19.4%) 10.302 .016
Patients or colleagues 29 (28.2%) 27 (26.2%) 56 (54.4%)
Friends or acquaintances 5 (4.9%) 13 (12.6%) 18 (17.5%)
No experience 0 (0.0%) 9 (8.7%) 9 (8.7%)