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.