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. 2021 Jan 26;8:633888. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.633888

Table 1.

Characteristics of the survey respondents and details of their volunteering service (n = 158).

Age (in years) Mean 23.3
Median 23
Sex Female 72.78% (n = 115)
Male 27.22% (n = 43)
Field of study Medicine 70.89% (n = 112)
Nursing 6.33% (n = 10)
Medical laboratory science 6.33% (n = 10)
Dentistry 3.80% (n = 6)
Public health 3.16% (n = 5)
Midwifery 2.53% (n = 4)
Other fields 6.96% (n = 11)
Prior volunteering experience YES 74.05% (n = 117)
NO 25.95% (n = 41)
Volunteering placement Inpatient health facility (hospital/nursing home/quarantine facility) 42.40% (n = 67)
(more than one answer allowed) Hospital checkpoint 31.65% (n = 50)
Home, student hostel, Chamber of Physicians or other field work not directly at health facility 20.25% (n = 32)
Outpatient clinic 13.92% (n = 22)
Emergency service 13.29% (n = 21)
Laboratory or drive thru 12.02% (n = 19)
Sanitary and Epidemiological Inspection office 6.96% (n = 11)
Pharmacy 1.90% (n = 3)
Patient contact YES 65.19% (n = 103)
NO 34.81% (n = 55)
Volunteering responsibilities Taking patients' temperature 51.27% (n = 81)
(more than one answer allowed) Taking patients' medical history face to face 46.84% (n = 74)
Transport or logistics of patients, equipment or supplies 36.07% (n = 57)
Patient triage 35.44% (n = 56)
Patient care or support 29.75% (n = 47)
Documentation (reports, analyses, contact tracing) 27.85% (n = 44)
Taking patients' medical history on the phone 19.62% (n = 31)
Informational and educational activities 16.45% (n = 26)
Supporting healthcare workers with everyday tasks or helping to provide them with personal protective equipment 10.13% (n = 16)
Helping at laboratories 8.86% (n = 14)
Operating diagnostic equipment 3.80% (n = 6)