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Table 2 Demographic characteristics

From: Investigation of job satisfaction amongst voluntary, counseling and testing centers and health centers in Iran

Factors

HC (n = 103)

VCT (n = 94)

Statistic

df

p value

Sex

     

Men

25 (24.27)

41 (43.61)

8.26a

1

0.004

Women

78 (75.27)

53 (56.38)

   

Age (years)

     

20–30

28 (27.2)

7 (7.4)

14.59 a

3

0.002

31–40

26 (25.24)

37 (39.4)

   

41–50

37 (35.92)

36 (38.3)

   

> 50

11 (10.67)

14 (14.9)

   

Marital status

     

Single

28 (27.18)

15 (16)

3.88 a

2

0.144

Married

73 (70.9)

72 (79.8)

   

Divorce

2 (2)

4 (4.2)

   

Education

     

Primary education

9 (8.7)

8 (8.5)

4.88 a

4

0.3

Associate

5 (4.9)

7 (7.4)

   

Bachelor

57 (55 0.3)

39 (41.5)

   

Master

13 (12.6)

20 (21.3)

   

Physician

19 (18.5)

20 (21.3)

   

Employment status

     

Official

46 (44.6)

51 (54.3)

4.99b

–

0.26

Contractual

23 (22.3)

18 (19.1)

   

Apprenticeship

8 (7.8)

2 (2.1)

   

Contracting

25 (24.3)

23 (24.5)

   

Others

1 (1)

0(0)

   

Position

     

Physician

19 (18.4)

20 (21.3)

0.29 a

1

0.59

Personnel

84 (81.6)

73 (77.7)

   

Work time

     

Part time

13 (12.6)

22 (23.4)

3.97 a

1

0.046

Full time

87 (84.5)

69 (73.4)

   

Work experience (month)

     

1–72

79 (76.7)

44 (46.8)

27.97 b

4

p < 0.001

73–144

15 (14.6)

26 (27.7)

   

145–216

2 (1.9)

18 (19.1)

   

217–288

2(1.9)

2(2.1)

   

289–360

2 (1.9)

0 (0)

   

Second job

     

Yes

14 (13.6)

25 (6.6)

5.26 a

1

0.022

No

88 (85.4)

68 (72.3)

   
  1. HC health centers, VCT voluntary, counseling and testing centers
  2. aChi-square test
  3. bFisher’s exact test