Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of frontline nurses caring COVID-19 patients in intensive care units of COVID hospital (n = 137)
| Variables | Mean ± SD or frequency |
|---|---|
| Age | 30.36 ± 3.3 |
| 20–30 | 67 (48.90%) |
| 31–40 | 70 (51.10%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 73 (53.3%) |
| Male | 64 (46.7%) |
| Marital status | |
| Currently single | 44 (32.10%) |
| Married | 93 (67.9%) |
| Educational level | |
| Diploma in nursing | 17 (12.4%) |
| Basic/postbasic in nursing | 117 (85.4%) |
| Postgraduation in nursing | 3 (2.2%) |
| Having children | |
| Yes | 76 (55.5%) |
| No | 61 (44.5%) |
| Number of members in household | |
| Alone | 25 (18.2%) |
| 2–4 | 92 (67.2%) |
| >5 | 20 (14.6%) |
| Years of experience in nursing profession | 8 ± 4.25 |
| 1–5 | 32 (23.40%) |
| 6–10 | 71 (51.80%) |
| >11 | 34 (24.80%) |
| Perception of workplace safety in caring COVID-19 patients | |
| Safe | 101 (73.7%) |
| Unsafe | 36 (26.3%) |
| Confidence in self-protection | |
| Confident | 125 (91.20%) |
| Unconfident | 12 (8.8%) |