Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics.
| Participants, n (%) (n = 481) |
|
|---|---|
| Demographic information | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 45 (35–53) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 123 (25.6) |
| Female | 358 (74.4) |
| Nationality, n (%) | |
| Japanese | 428 (89.4) |
| Non-Japanese | 51 (10.6) |
| Academic background, n (%), n = 475 | |
| Junior high school | 20 (4.2) |
| High school | 234 (49.3) |
| Junior college/Technical school | 115 (24.2) |
| University | 89 (18.7) |
| Graduate school | 14 (2.9) |
| Number of people in household, n (%) | |
| Living alone | 77 (16.2) |
| 2 | 110 (23.2) |
| 3 | 96 (20.2) |
| 4 | 103 (21.7) |
| 5 | 58 (12.2) |
| ≥6 | 31 (6.5) |
| Underlying disease *, n (%), n = 467 | |
| None | 367 (78.6) |
| Cerebral infarction | 4 (0.9) |
| Angina/Arrhythmia | 9 (1.9) |
| Hypertension | 31 (6.6) |
| Diabetes | 21 (4.5) |
| COPD/Asthma | 6 (1.3) |
| Others | 42 (9.0) |
| Years of experiences as a nursing care worker, median (IQR) (n = 425) | 7 (3–13) |
| Have you ever attend a seminar or conference regarding COVID-19?—Yes (%), n = 478 | 35 (7.3) |
| Have you ever cared for a patient with COVID-19?—Yes, n = 479 | 1 (0.2) |
| Have you ever been infected with COVID-19?—Yes | 2 (0.4) |
Abbreviations: IQR—interquartile range; COPD—chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. * Multiple choice question.