Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of healthcare staff and their exposure to COVID-19 (n = 710)
± SD | |||
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 33.90 ± 8.56 | ||
Working time in the profession (years) | 10.74 ± 8.30 | ||
Sociodemographic characteristics and exposure to COVID-19 | n | % | |
Age (years) | 19–25 | 116 | 16.3 |
26–35 | 332 | 46.8 | |
36–45 | 187 | 26.3 | |
≥ 46 | 75 | 10.6 | |
Gender | Female | 431 | 60.7 |
Male | 279 | 39.3 | |
Occupation | Doctor | 173 | 24.4 |
Nurse | 325 | 45.8 | |
Midwife | 64 | 9.0 | |
FEAT* | 31 | 4.4 | |
Technician* | 30 | 4.2 | |
Non-medical personnel* | 87 | 12.3 | |
Unit of work | Corona clinics (service, intensive care, emergency clinics) | 141 | 19.9 |
Emergency | 60 | 8.5 | |
Intensive care | 105 | 14.8 | |
Surgical units | 82 | 11.5 | |
Internal medicine units | 102 | 14.4 | |
FHC* | 86 | 12.1 | |
112 emergency aid | 32 | 4.5 | |
Polyclinics | 40 | 5.6 | |
Diagnostic and laboratory procedure units | 29 | 4.1 | |
Non-medical units* | 33 | 4.6 | |
Marital status | Married | 452 | 63.7 |
Single | 258 | 36.3 | |
Status of having children | Yes | 412 | 58.0 |
No | 298 | 42.0 | |
Status of having chronic disease | Yes | 125 | 17.6 |
No | 585 | 82.4 | |
Fear due to COVID-19 | Yes | 583 | 82.1 |
No | 127 | 17.9 | |
Status of staying anywhere outside home due to COVID-19 pandemic | Yes | 172 | 24.2 |
No | 538 | 75.8 | |
Status of being tested for COVID-19 | Yes-Positive | 1 | 0.1 |
Yes-Negative | 66 | 9.3 | |
No | 643 | 90.6 | |
Status of having a colleague or relative being tested for COVID-19 | Yes-Positive | 85 | 12.0 |
Yes-Negative | 141 | 19.9 | |
No | 484 | 68.2 | |
Status of providing care/treatment to a COVID-19 patient | Yes | 219 | 30.8 |
No | 491 | 69.2 | |
Status of being trained how to approach patients who tested positive for COVID-19 | Yes | 375 | 52.8 |
No | 335 | 47.2 | |
Status of needing psychological support in this process | Yes | 386 | 54.4 |
No | 324 | 45.6 | |
Status of considering measures for healthcare workers as adequate | Yes | 180 | 25.4 |
No | 530 | 74.6 |
*FEAT: first and emergency aid technician
*Technician: those working in anesthesia, laboratory, physical therapy, rehabilitation, radiology units
*Non-medical personnel: those working in an information processing department, public relations unit, cashier’s desk, patient admissions office, patient rights unit, security unit, and administrative-management offices
*FHC: family health center
*Non-medical units: secretary, patient consultant, technical staff, ambulance driver, caregiver, cleaning staff