Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample.

Variables

Category

No.

%

Age

≤ 30 years

67

15.8

 

31-39 years

169

39.8

 

40-49 years

112

26.4

 

≥ 50 years

77

18.1

Sex

Male

162

38.1

 

Female

263

61.9

Profession

Nurse/lab specialist

215

50.6

 

Medical doctor/resident

98

23.1

 

Emergency medical

31

7.3

 

Technician/other

81

19.1

Health care center (HCC)

Al Wazarat

206

48.5

 

Al Morooj

116

27.3

 

Al Oreja

36

8.5

 

Al Janoob

29

6.8

 

Al Manar

25

5.9

 

Al Nadeem

13

3.1

Department

Low contamination risk

281

66.1

 

High contamination risk

144

33.9