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. 2021 Jan 4;30(6):1399–1409. doi: 10.1007/s10389-020-01466-x

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of healthcare staff and their exposure to COVID-19 (n = 710)

X¯± 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

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