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. 2021 Dec 22;16(12):e0258348. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258348

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics, work experience, and workplace of participating healthcare workers.

Characteristic Participants, n (%)
Sociodemographic
    Median age in years (interquartile range) (n = 16,511) 32.0 (27.0, 40.0)
    Gender (n = 16,954)
        Women 10,843 (64.0)
        Men 6,045 (35.7)
        Prefer not to specify 66 (0.4)
Profession (n = 17,195)
        Doctor 6,328 (36.8)
        Nurse 7,679 (44.7)
        Pharmacist 769 (4.5)
        Others 2,419 (14.1)
Work experience and workplace
    Work experience, Range in years (n = 14,812) 7.0 (3.0–15.0)
    Hospital department (n = 17,025)
        Emergency department 3,728 (21.9)
        Intensive care unit 2,428 (14.3)
        Outpatient clinic 2,454 (14.4)
        Infectious disease department 1,157 (6.8)
        Respiratory department 1,208 (7.1)
        Others 7,155 (42.0)
    Type of hospital (n = 16,335)
        Designated to treat COVID-19 6,847 (41.9)
        Not designated but able to treat COVID-19 5,036 (30.8)
        Not designated and not able to treat COVID-19 4,452 (27.3)
Previous outbreak experience (n = 17,508)
        Experienced any outbreak (n = 17,045) 7,508 (44.0)
        Experienced SARS outbreak (n = 17,045) 3,548 (20.8)
        Experienced MERS outbreak (n = 17,045) 1,819 (10.7)
        Experienced bird flu outbreak (n = 17,045) 4,858 (28.5)
        Experienced other outbreaks (n = 17,045) 1,474 (8.6)
    Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 case where you are (n = 17,164)
        Yes, in my country 7,071 (41.2)
        Yes, in my city 3,095 (18.0)
        Yes, in my hospital 2,300 (13.4)
Participated in training course for dealing with COVID-19 (n = 17,169) 6,287 (36.6)
How satisfied you are with medical equipment in your hospital (n = 17,106)
        Very unsatisfied 1,954 (11.4)
        Unsatisfied 3,922 (22.9)
        Neutral 4,524 (26.4)
        Satisfied 5,049 (29.5)
        Very satisfied 1,657 (9.7)
    Have confidence in handling suspected COVID-19 patients (n = 17,138)
        Not at all 2,849 (16.6)
        To a little extent 3,973 (23.2)
        To some extent 4,726 (27.6)
        To a considerable extent 3,712 (21.7)
        To a great extent 1,878 (11.0)