Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and exposure experience of COVID-19
| Total sample N = 550 | N | % |
| Female | 353 | 46 |
| Male | 197 | 36 |
| Age group | ||
| 20–30 | 73 | 13 |
| 31–40 | 149 | 27 |
| 41–50 | 135 | 25 |
| 51–60 | 148 | 27 |
| > 60 | 45 | 8 |
| Occupational role | ||
| Physician | 164 | 29 |
| Nursing staff | 222 | 40 |
| Health assistant | 33 | 6 |
| Administrative staff | 60 | 11 |
| Othersa | 71 | 13 |
| Chronic disease | 189 | 34 |
| Positive to nasopharyngeal swab | 60 | 11 |
| Experience of quarantine | 90 | 16 |
| COVID-19 area working experience | ||
| Never | 225 | 41 |
| Previous | 125 | 23 |
| Current | 200 | 36 |
| Colleague infected | 455 | 83 |
| Family member infected | 75 | 14 |
| Family member hospitalized (due to COVID-19) | 18 | 3 |
| Family member deceased (due to COVID-19) | 10 | 2 |
| Previous professional experiences with infectious diseases | 209 | 38 |
| Specific training on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) | 395 | 72 |
| Mean | SD | |
| Seniority of current occupational role (years) | 15 | 11 |
| Working years in the current Hospital (years) | 15 | 11 |
| Overall working years in the healthcare system (years) | 18 | 11 |
a “others” job categories include healthcare technicians, N = 55, 10%; auxiliary technicians, N = 15, 3%; psychologists, N = 1, 0.2%