Table 1.
Respondents’ sociodemographic and professional characteristics (N=1512)
| Characteristic | N (%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 568 (37.6) |
| Female | 944 (62.4) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 37.28 (8.99) |
| 21–30 | 385 (25.5) |
| 31–40 | 677 (44.8) |
| 41–50 | 298 (19.7) |
| ≥50 | 152 (10.1) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 435 (28.8) |
| Married, living with family | 715 (47.3) |
| Married, living alone | 322 (21.3) |
| Widowed or divorced | 40 (2.6) |
| Any chronic illness | |
| No | 1152 (76.2) |
| Yes | 360 (23.8) |
| Clinical role | |
| Physician | 637 (42.1) |
| Nurse | 757 (50.1) |
| Other healthcare providers* | 118 (7.8) |
| Working area | |
| Intensive care unit: adults and paediatrics | 331 (21.9) |
| Emergency department | 152 (10.1) |
| General ward | 406 (26.9) |
| Isolation ward | 57 (3.8) |
| Outpatient area | 319 (21.1) |
| Other specialised units: dialysis, lab, pharmacy, radiology | 206 (13.6) |
| Hospital administrative | 41 (2.7) |
| Hospital category | |
| Private | 350 (23.1) |
| Governmental | 712 (47.1) |
| University hospital | 450 (29.8) |
| Hospital level of care | |
| Primary healthcare centre | 210 (13.9) |
| Secondary care hospital | 361 (23.9) |
| Tertiary hospital | 941 (62.2) |
*Other healthcare providers include technicians, respiratory therapists and pharmacists.