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 | Â |
 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) |