Table 7 Relationship between work conditions of studied sample and level of stress

Hospital type

Governmental

10

30.3

19

57.58

4

12.12

1.738

≥ 0.05

Private

22

35.48

37

59.68

3

4.84

Shift number/week

3 shifts/week

10

35.7

15

53.57

3

10.7

1.844

≥ 0.05

4 shifts/week

15

37.5

23

57.5

2

5

> 4 shifts/week

7

25.93

18

66.67

2

7.41

Shift hours

6 h/shift

1

50

0

0

1

50

6.602

≥ 0.05

12 h/shift

30

33.33

54

60

6

6.67

24 h/shift

1

33.33

2

66.67

0

Night shifts/week

1–2/week

21

38.18

29

52.72

5

9.1

2.266

≥ 0.05

3–4/week

7

28

17

68

1

4

> 4/week

4

26.67

10

66.67

1

6.67

Nurse/patient ratio

Nurse/1–2

19

51.35

13

35.14

5

13.51

14.846

≤ 0.01**

Nurse/3–4

3

23.1

10

76.92

0

0

Nurse/> 4

10

22.22

33

73.34

2

4.44

Payment

Acceptable

22

34.92

38

60.32

3

4.76

1.869

≥ 0.05

Non acceptable

10

31.25

18

56.25

4

12.5