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. 2021 Mar;21(1):220–229. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v21i1.29

Table 2.

Voiding habits and work-related factors of nurses and civil servants

Delaying voiding at work Nurses Civil
Servants
X 2 p

n % n %
Never 18 11.4 10 9.5 2.91 0.40
Sometimes (1 day a week or less) 72 45.6 44 41.9
Usually (2 or 3 days a week) 37 23.4 21 20.0
Always (every day or nearly every
day)
31 19.6 30 28.6
Reduced fluid consumption at
work
Never 51 32.3 35 33.3 0.22 0.97
Sometimes (1 day a week or less) 78 49.4 49 46.7
Usually (2 or 3 days a week) 23 14.5 17 16.2
Always (every day or nearly every
day)
6 3.8 4 3.8
Drinking no fluid until thirsty at work
Never 36 22.8 27 25.7 2.78 0.42
Sometimes (1 day a week or less) 72 45.5 47 44.8
Usually (2 or 3 days a week) 36 22.8 17 16.2
Always (every day or nearly every
day)
14 8.9 14 13.3
Adequacy of time for voiding
Very adequate 6 3.7 8 7.6 19.44 0.001
Adequate 1 0.6 13 12.4
Moderate 65 41.2 40 38.1
Inadequate 32 20.3 34 32.4
Very inadequate 54 34.2 10 9.5
Adequacy of toilet facility
Very good 12 7.6 4 3.8 8.53 0.07
Good 61 38.6 52 49.5
Moderate 50 31.6 22 21.0
Poor 21 13.3 11 10.5
Very poor 14 8.9 16 15.2

Abbreviation: X2, Pearson chi-square test.