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. 2021 Oct 20;12:747557. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.747557

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants and outbreak-related issues (N = 3,144).

Variables No. (%)
Gender
Males 599 (19.1%)
Females 2,545 (80.9%)
Age
18–28 697 (22.2)
29–44 1,663 (52.9%)
45–60 780 (24.8)
60 years old above 4 (0.1%)
Smoking history
No 2,932 (93.3%)
Less or 10/day 113 (3.6%)
More than 10 /day 99 (3.1%)
Alcohol drinking history
No 2,730 (86.8%)
Less or 3 times/week 374 (11.9%)
More than 3 times/week 40 (1.3%)
Status of only child
Yes 1,623 (51.6%)
No 1,521 (48.4%)
Marital status
Unmarried 759 (24.1%)
Married 2,265 (72.0%)
Divorced 110 (3.5%)
Widowed 10 (0.3%)
Educational level
Below undergraduates 603 (19.2%)
Undergraduates 2,093 (66.6%)
Above undergraduates 448 (14.2%)
The number of parenting children
None 1,150 (36.6%)
One child 1,783 (56.7%)
Two and above 211 (6.7%)
Family history of mental illness
Yes 69 (2.2%)
No 3,075 (97.8%)
Work position
Doctors 1,020 (32.4%)
Nurses 2,124 (67.6%)
Department-professions
Internal medicine 803 (25.5%)
Surgery 354 (11.3%)
Ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology 47 (1.5%)
Obstetrics and gynecology 102 (3.2%)
Pediatrics 49 (1.6%)
Psychiatric 1,154 (36.7%)
Others 635 (20.2%)
The change and affecting factors about COVID-19
Work position change during the outbreak
Stick to previous department 2,712 (84.2%)
Full-time in fever outpatient department 100 (3.1%)
Participated in fever outpatient department 91 (2.8%)
Others 176 (5.5%)
Assisted Hubei's work 65 (2.0%)
Impact on own work after COVID-19 outbreak
No 358 (11.4%)
Slight 1,171 (37.2%)
Significant 1,313 (41.8%)
Huge 302 (9.6%)
Fear of infection
Yes 1,585 (50.4%)
No 1,559 (49.6%)
The need for psychological counseling
No need 958 (30.5%)
Sufficient 1,857 (59.1%)
Not sufficient 329 (10.5%)