Table 1.
Demographic data of respondents (N = 377)
| Demographics | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 139 | 36.9 |
| Female | 232 | 61.5 |
| Not declared | 6 | 1.6 |
| Age | Mean | SD |
| 35.53 | 6.32 | |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 81 | 21.5 |
| Married | 292 | 77.5 |
| Others | 4 | 1.1 |
| Living status | ||
| Living with children | 56 | 14.9 |
| Living with spouse | 69 | 18.3 |
| Living alone | 109 | 28.9 |
| Living with children and spouse | 126 | 33.4 |
| Living with parents, children, and spouse | 17 | 4.5 |
| HMC facility | ||
| AWH | 44 | 11.7 |
| HGH | 79 | 21.0 |
| HMGH | 111 | 29.4 |
| WWRC | 40 | 10.6 |
| Others | 103 | 27.3 |
| Job title | ||
| Registered Nurse | 244 | 64.7 |
| Charge Nurse | 33 | 8.8 |
| Others | 100 | 26.5 |
| Education level | ||
| Diploma | 41 | 10.9 |
| BSN | 300 | 79.6 |
| MSN | 36 | 9.5 |
| Risk category* | ||
| High risk (I) | 46 | 12.2 |
| Moderate (II) | 84 | 22.3 |
| Low (III) | 247 | 65.5 |
| Willingness to treat and/or care for patients with COVID‐19 | ||
| Yes | 332 | 88.1 |
| No | 45 | 11.9 |
Abbreviations: AWH, Al Wakra Hospital; HGH, Hamad General Hospital; HMGH, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital; WWRC, Women Wellness and Research Center.
*
High risk (I): all staff who are directly exposed to COVID‐19‐positive cases and are at the highest risk areas. These include specific hospitals/wards and some quarantine zones that have positive cases. Moderate (II): all staff who are currently working across all our Quarantine zones with suspected COVID‐19 cases. These exclude those who fall under Category‐1 in Quarantine zones. Low (III): all staff who are indirectly supporting the COVID‐19 pandemic (e.g. office work).