Table 1 Socio-demographic, health and work related characteristics of physicians by COVID and Non-COVID hospitals
From: Mental health condition of physicians working frontline with COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh
Socio-demographic characteristics | COVID Hospitals (N = 82) | Non-COVID Hospitals (N = 265) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 57 (69.5) | 164 (61.9) | 0.210 |
Female | 25 (30.5) | 101 (38.1) | |
Age (in years) | |||
<=27 | 32 (39.0) | 144 (54.3) | 0.015 |
> 27 | 50 (61.0) | 121 (45.7) | |
Education | |||
MBBS | 73 (89.0) | 240 (90.6) | 0.682 |
Postgraduate | 9 (11.0) | 25 (9.4) | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 45 (54.9) | 135 (50.9) | 0.533 |
Unmarried or Others | 37 (45.1) | 130 (49.1) | |
Health conditions related characteristics | |||
Previously diagnosed chronic diseases | |||
Yes | 28 (34.1) | 89 (33.6) | 0.925 |
No | 54 (65.9) | 176 (66.4) | |
Previous history of diagnosed mental health issues | |||
Yes | 15 (18.3) | 28 (10.6) | 0.063 |
No | 67 (81.7) | 237 (89.4) | |
History of availing/receiving psychotherapy | |||
Yes | 3 (3.7) | 29 (10.9) | 0.046 |
No | 79 (96.3) | 236 (89.1) | |
Work environment related characteristics | |||
Place of work | |||
Government Hospital | 47 (57.3) | 66 (24.9) | < 0.001* |
Non-government Hospital | 35 (42.7) | 199 (75.1) | |
Direct contact with COVID-19 patient | |||
Yes | 81 (98.8) | 211 (79.6) | < 0.001 |
No | 1 (1.2) | 54 (20.4) | |
Satisfied with available PPE (n = 82) | |||
Yes | 22 (26.8) | – | – |
No | 60 (73.2) | – | |