Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants collapsed according the MHL surveys completed
All participants | PTSD | Depression with suicidal thoughts | Psychosis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
317 | 100 | 281 | 100 | 208 | 100 | |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 274 | 86.4 | 243 | 86.5 | 181 | 87.0 |
Male | 33 | 10.4 | 33 | 11.7 | 25 | 12.0 |
Missing | 10 | 3.2 | 5 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.0 |
Age group | ||||||
20–29 | 79 | 24.9 | 64 | 22.8 | 45 | 21.6 |
30–39 | 129 | 40.7 | 122 | 43.4 | 98 | 47.1 |
40–49 | 74 | 23.3 | 69 | 24.6 | 47 | 22.6 |
50–59 | 18 | 5.7 | 17 | 6.0 | 13 | 6.3 |
60+ | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.0 |
Missing | 15 | 4.7 | 7 | 2.5 | 3 | 1.4 |
Region | ||||||
Middle east | 40 | 12.6 | 37 | 13.2 | 25 | 12.0 |
A frica | 13 | 4.1 | 13 | 4.6 | 9 | 4.3 |
Sub-continent | 119 | 37.5 | 117 | 41.6 | 98 | 47.1 |
South East Asia | 23 | 7.3 | 22 | 7.8 | 19 | 9.1 |
UAE | 32 | 10.1 | 23 | 8.2 | 12 | 5.8 |
Missing | 90 | 28.4 | 69 | 24.6 | 45 | 21.6 |
Years of residency in UAE | ||||||
9 or less | 81 | 25.6 | 80 | 28.5 | 71 | 34.1 |
10–19 | 53 | 16.7 | 51 | 18.1 | 39 | 18.8 |
20–29 | 40 | 12.6 | 35 | 12.5 | 23 | 11.1 |
30+ | 40 | 12.6 | 38 | 13.5 | 30 | 14.4 |
Missing | 103 | 32.5 | 77 | 27.4 | 45 | 21.6 |
Language | ||||||
Arabic | 84 | 26.5 | 72 | 25.6 | 47 | 22.6 |
English | 35 | 11.0 | 34 | 12.1 | 29 | 13.9 |
India | 84 | 26.5 | 81 | 28.8 | 67 | 32.2 |
Philippines | 20 | 6.3 | 19 | 6.8 | 16 | 7.7 |
Other | 6 | 1.9 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Missing | 88 | 27.8 | 68 | 24.2 | 49 | 23.6 |
Profession | ||||||
Medicine | 27 | 8.5 | 14 | 5.0 | 6 | 2.9 |
Nursing | 290 | 91.5 | 267 | 95.0 | 202 | 97.1 |
Qualification | ||||||
Nursing Diploma | 116 | 36.6 | 114 | 40.6 | 85 | 40.9 |
Nursing B.Sc. | 75 | 23.7 | 73 | 26.0 | 65 | 31.3 |
Nursing post-graduate qualification | 11 | 3.5 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3.9 |
Medical B.Sc. | 13 | 4.1 | 3 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.0 |
Medical post-graduate qualification | 9 | 2.9 | 8 | 2.8 | 2 | 1.0 |
Other | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
Missing | 92 | 29.0 | 71 | 25.3 | 46 | 22.1 |
Years of experience | ||||||
0– < 5 | 53 | 16.7 | 47 | 16.7 | ||
5– < 10 | 81 | 25.6 | 70 | 24.9 | 55 | 26.4 |
10– < 15 | 48 | 15.1 | 45 | 16.0 | 35 | 16.8 |
15– < 20 | 51 | 16.1 | 46 | 16.4 | 31 | 14.9 |
20+ | 68 | 21.5 | 65 | 23.1 | 46 | 22.1 |
Missing | 16 | 5.0 | 8 | 2.8 | 4 | 1.9 |
Work setting | ||||||
Emergency Department | 17 | 5.4 | 17 | 6.0 | 14 | 6.7 |
Outpatient Department | 164 | 51.7 | 152 | 54.1 | 125 | 60.1 |
Pediatric wards | 112 | 35.3 | 91 | 32.4 | 52 | 25.0 |
Pediatric Intensive care unit | 10 | 3.2 | 11 | 3.9 | 9 | 4.3 |
Missing | 14 | 4.4 | 10 | 3.6 | 8 | 3.8 |