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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Challenges to manage pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Iran with a special situation: a qualitative multi-method study

Demographic characteristics

Sub-Category

Number (% of the sample)

Gender

Male

36 (60)

Female

24 (40)

Age (years)

25–35

2 (3.3)

36–45

17 (28.3)

≥46

41 (68.3)

Participant’s status

Managers of the Ministry of Health (top managers)

4 (6.6)

University Administrators

6 (10)

Physician (infectious disease, emergency medicine, pulmonary disease specialist, and general practitioner)

10 (16.6)

Health care worker (nurse, psychologist, health practitioner, and social worker)

25 (41.6)

Patients and their affected family members

10 (16.6)

Suspected cases (unconfirmed cases of COVID-19)

5 (8.3)