Table 1 Demographic and occupational characteristics of study participants (n=547)
From: Mental health symptoms among the nurses of Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Median age (IQR), year = 26 (24–29) | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 186 (34.0) |
| Female | 361 (66.0) |
| Type of healthcare facility | |
| Tertiary | 235 (43.0) |
| Secondary | 170 (31.1) |
| Primary | 142 (26.0) |
| Type of job | |
| Government | 302 (55.2) |
| Private | 245 (44.8) |
| Educational level | |
| Diploma in nursing | 253 (46.3) |
| B.Sc. in nursing | 184 (33.6) |
| Masters | 110 (20.1) |
| Area of residence | |
| Divisional city | 346 (63.3) |
| District town | 110 (20.1) |
| Sub-district | 91 (16.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 289 (52.8) |
| Married | 258 (47.2) |
| Professional title | |
| Senior staff nurse | 519 (94.9) |
| Nurse-in-charge | 28 (5.1) |
| Working position | |
| Frontline | 226 (41.3) |
| Second-line | 321 (58.7) |
| Had complete PPE during working | |
| Yes | 294 (53.8) |
| No | 253 (46.2) |
| Faced any emotional abuse | |
| Yes | 173 (31.6) |
| No | 374 (68.4) |