Table 1 The characteristics of the subjects in the male and female groups
From: Covid-19 effects on the workload of Iranian healthcare workers
Variable | Female (n = 353) | Male (n = 142) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Education (N) (%) | |||
Doctoral degree and higher | 9 (2.5) | 9 (6.3) | 0.058 |
Master | 44 (12.5) | 23 (16.2) | |
Basic Sciences | 259 (73.4) | 89 (62.7) | |
Diploma | 41 (11.6) | 21 (14.8) | |
Age category (year), (N) (%) | |||
20–30 | 141 (39.9) | 60 (42.3) | 0.117 |
31–40 | 143 (40.5) | 35 (36.6) | |
41–50 | 64 (18.1) | 23 (16.2) | |
> 50 | 5 (1.4) | 7 (4.9) | |
Marital (N) (%) | |||
Single | 133 (37.7) | 43 (30.3) | 0.073 |
Married | 220 (62.9) | 99 (69.7) | |
Job (N) (%) | |||
Nurse | 256 (72.5) | 70 (49.3) | < 0.001 |
Doctor | 32 (9.1) | 11 (7.7) | |
Health expert | 6 (1.7) | 9 (6.3) | |
Health assistant | 15 (4.2) | 22 (15.5) | |
Lab/radiology | 6 (1.7) | 8 (5.6) | |
Other | 38 (10.8) | 22 (15.5) | |
Experience (year), (N) (%) | |||
1–5 | 145 (41.1) | 62 (43.7) | 0.554 |
6–10 | 60 (17) | 24 (16.9) | |
11–15 | 77 (21.8) | 22 (15.5) | |
16–20 | 34 (9.6) | 15 (10.6) | |
> 20 | 37 (10.5) | 19 (13.4) | |
Type of employment (N) (%) | |||
Contractual | 44 (12.5) | 13 (9.2) | 0.321 |
Permanent | 137 (38.8) | 47 (33.1) | |
Employment contracts | 86 (24.4) | 40 (28.2) | |
Temporary contracts | 86 (24.4) | 42 (29.6) | |
Shift working (N) (%) | |||
Rotational | 238 (67.4) | 95 (66.9) | 0.613 |
Night | 10 (2.8) | 2 (1.4) | |
Morning | 105 (29.7) | 45 (31.7) | |
Ward of work (N) (%) | |||
ICU | 42 (11.9) | 8 (5.6) | 0.002 |
Operating room | 18 (5.1) | 8 (5.6) | |
Laboratory | 14 (4) | 6 (4.2) | |
Emergency | 44 (12.5) | 41 (28.9) | |
Corona | 45 (12.7) | 13 (9.2) | |
Radiology | 13 (3.7) | 5 (3.50 | |
Health center | 140 (39.7) | 47 (33.1) | |
other | 37 (10.5) | 14 (9.9) | |
Governmental workplace (N) (%) | |||
Yes | 299 (84.7) | 114 (80.3) | 0.231 |
No | 54 (15.3) | 28 (19.7) | |
Facing with COVID- 19 patients at workplace (N) (%) | |||
Yes | 311 (88.1) | 104 (73.2) | < 0.001 |
No | 42 (11.9) | 38 (26.8) | |
Interest in job (N) (%) | |||
Yes | 280 (79.3) | 111 (78.2) | 0.776 |
No | 73 (20.7) | 31 (21.8) | |
Overtime (hour) | 58.49 ± 61.95 | 76.57 ± 75. 87 | 0.01 |