Table 1 Characteristics distribution of the study sample (Herat, Afghanistan-2022)
From: Depression and quality of life among Afghan healthcare workers: A cross-sectional survey study
Characteristic | Categories | Number (N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group | 18–28-years | 149 | 49.8 |
29–64-years | 150 | 50.2 | |
Gender | Male | 181 | 60.5 |
Female | 118 | 39.5 | |
Marital status | Single | 73 | 24.4 |
Married | 223 | 74.6 | |
Widow | 2 | 0.7 | |
Divorced | 1 | 0.3 | |
Number of children | None | 123 | 41.1 |
1–5 child | 162 | 54.2 | |
5–12 child | 14 | 4.7 | |
Residency | Urban | 271 | 90.6 |
Rural | 28 | 9.4 | |
Field of work | Doctors | 209 | 69.9 |
Others | 90 | 30.1 | |
Economic status | High income | 102 | 34.1 |
Middle income | 166 | 55.5 | |
Low income | 31 | 10.4 | |
Monthly income | Less than $100 | 145 | 48.5 |
$100–$200 | 35 | 11.7 | |
$200–$300 | 58 | 19.4 | |
$300–$400 | 30 | 10.0 | |
$400–$500 | 9 | 3.0 | |
$500–$600 | 11 | 3.7 | |
More than $600 | 11 | 3.7 | |
Job type | Private | 103 | 34.4 |
Governmental | 196 | 65.6 | |
Number of patients per day | Less than 30 | 169 | 56.5 |
31–50 | 54 | 18.1 | |
More than 50 | 76 | 25.4 | |
Cigarette smoking | Non-smoker | 156 | 52.2 |
Ex-smoker | 134 | 44.8 | |
Current smoker | 9 | 3.0 | |
Event happened during last month | Yes | 130 | 43.5 |
No | 169 | 56.5 | |
Total | 299 | 100.0 |