Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the studied participants (n=167).
| Variables | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (male) | 68 | 40.7 |
| Female | 99 | 59.3 |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 32.35 (5.44) | |
| Residence (rural) | 8 | 4.8 |
| Urban | 159 | 95.2 |
| Marital status (single) | 61 | 36.5 |
| Married | 105 | 62.9 |
| Widow | 1 | 0.6 |
| Educational level | ||
| Bachelor's degree | 56 | 33.5 |
| Master's degree | 50 | 29.9 |
| Doctorate degree | 61 | 36.5 |
| Medical or surgical staff | ||
| Medical staff | 98 | 58.7 |
| Surgical staff | 69 | 41.3 |
| Job | ||
| Resident | 52 | 31.1 |
| Demonstrator | 14 | 8.4 |
| Assistant lecturer | 43 | 25.7 |
| Lecturer | 52 | 31.1 |
| Assistant professor | 5 | 3 |
| Professor | 1 | 0.6 |
| Smoking status (non-smoker) | 152 | 91 |
| Smoker | 15 | 9 |
| Smoking years | 5.65 | 4.70 |
| No. of cigarettes a day | 11.41 | 11.40 |
| Regular physical activity (yes) | 51 | 30.5 |
| Frequency of physical activity per week (n=51) | ||
| Once | 17 | 33.3 |
| Twice | 16 | 31.4 |
| 3 times | 12 | 23.5 |
| 4 times | 6 | 11.8 |
| Exposure to violence during work (no) | 45 | 26.9 |
| Yes | 123 | 73.7 |
| Type of violence (n=123) | ||
| Physical | 6 | 4.9 |
| Verbal | 94 | 76.4 |
| Physical and verbal | 20 | 16.3 |
| Physical and sexual | 1 | 0.8 |
| All types of violence | 2 | 1.6 |
| Frequency of dealing with critical patients | ||
| Never | 5 | 3 |
| Many times a year | 18 | 10.8 |
| Once a month | 26 | 15.6 |
| Once a week | 29 | 17.4 |
| Once a day | 25 | 15 |
| More than one time a day | 64 | 38.3 |