From: Which preventive measures might protect health care workers from SARS?
 | Second Affiliated Hospital | Third Affiliated Hospital | ||
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Socio-demographic characteristics | No. | % | No. | % |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<26 | 152 | 42.1 | 113 | 28.5 |
26~30 | 83 | 23.0 | 126 | 31.7 |
31~35 | 59 | 16.3 | 67 | 16.9 |
36~40 | 37 | 10.3 | 39 | 9.8 |
>40 | 30 | 8.3 | 52 | 13.1 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 80 | 22.2 | 101 | 25.5 |
Female | 281 | 77.8 | 295 | 74.5 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Unmarried | 209 | 57.9 | 172 | 43.3 |
Married | 147 | 40.7 | 213 | 53.7 |
Others | 5 | 1.4 | 12 | 3.0 |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Senior school | 17 | 4.7 | 46 | 11.6 |
Technical secondary school | 157 | 43.5 | 138 | 34.8 |
Junior college | 58 | 16.1 | 72 | 18.1 |
University | 74 | 20.5 | 43 | 10.8 |
MD/PhD | 55 | 15.2 | 98 | 24.7 |
Department | Â | Â | Â | Â |
SARS ward | 227 | 68.2 | 111 | 33.8 |
Emergency department/Fever clinic | 25 | 7.5 | 52 | 15.9 |
Infectious disease department | 5 | 1.5 | 120 | 36.6 |
Respiratory diseases department | 42 | 12.6 | 15 | 4.6 |
Others | 34 | 10.2 | 30 | 9.1 |
Professional title | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Doctor | 105 | 29.1 | 134 | 33.8 |
Nurse | 199 | 55.1 | 174 | 43.8 |
Health attendant | 15 | 4.2 | 40 | 10.1 |
Technician in laboratory | 25 | 6.9 | 13 | 3.3 |
Others | 17 | 4.7 | 36 | 9.1 |