Table 2.
Behavioural and psychosocial characteristics of academic staff in the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2021 (N=607)
| Variables | Frequency (n) | Per cent |
| Working hours per day | ||
| ≤5 hours | 114 | 18.78 |
| 6–10 hours | 414 | 68.20 |
| >10 hours | 79 | 13.01 |
| Cigarette smoker | ||
| Yes | 108 | 17.79 |
| No | 499 | 82.21 |
| Alcohol consumption habit | ||
| Yes | 112 | 18.45 |
| No | 495 | 81.55 |
| Khat chewing behaviour | ||
| Yes | 19 | 3.13 |
| No | 588 | 96.87 |
| Physical exercise | ||
| Yes | 202 | 33.28 |
| No | 405 | 66.72 |
| Body mass index | ||
| Underweight | 48 | 7.91 |
| Normal | 434 | 71.50 |
| Overweight and obese | 125 | 20.59 |
| Chronic illness | ||
| Yes | 188 | 30.97 |
| No | 419 | 69.03 |
| The habit of taking breaks | ||
| Yes | 329 | 54.20 |
| No | 278 | 45.80 |
| Electronic device use | ||
| Yes | 311 | 51.24 |
| No | 296 | 48.76 |
| Duration of electronic device use | ||
| ≤3 hours/day | 127 | 40.84 |
| >3 hours/day | 184 | 59.16 |
| Risk perception towards COVID-19 virus | ||
| High | 148 | 24.38 |
| Low | 459 | 75.62 |
| Colleagues relationship | ||
| Good | 539 | 88.80 |
| Poor | 68 | 11.20 |
| Job satisfaction | ||
| Satisfied | 516 | 85.01 |
| Not satisfied | 91 | 14.99 |
| Perceived job stress | ||
| Stressed | 276 | 45.47 |
| Not stressed | 331 | 54.53 |
| Workload | ||
| Yes | 506 | 83.36 |
| No | 101 | 16.64 |