Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Total of participants | 315 (100.0) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 128 (40.6) |
| Female | 187 (59.4) |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–29 | 61 (19.4) |
| 30–39 | 127 (40.3) |
| 40–49 | 67 (21.3) |
| ≥ 50 | 60 (19.0) |
| Range | 21.0 to 69.0 |
| Mean (SD) | 39.1 (10.4) |
| Median (IQR) | 37.0 (31.5 to 46.0) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 245 (77.8) |
| Single | 48 (15.2) |
| Divorced | 5 (1.6) |
| Widow | 17 (5.4) |
| Professional cadre | |
| Physicians | 43 (13.6) |
| Nurses | 125 (39.7) |
| Laboratory technicians | 26 (8.3) |
| Auxiliary | 82 (26.0) |
| Others* | 39 (12.4) |
| Years of service | |
| Less than 1 year | 9 (2.9) |
| 1–5 years | 63 (20.0) |
| More than 5 years | 243 (77.1) |
*Other providers with non-university degrees, including dental and oral care, eye care, preventive medicine, instrumentalists, anesthesiology technicians, ophthalmology technicians, and imageology technicians.