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Table 4 Proportion of health workers with WHO-5 scores below the 50%, 40%, and 60% thresholds overall and by key demographic subgroups

From: Psychological wellbeing in a resource-limited work environment: examining levels and determinants among health workers in rural Malawi

 

Proportion of sample with poor wellbeing (50% threshold)

Proportion of sample with poor wellbeing (40% threshold)

Proportion of sample with poor wellbeing (60% threshold)

Total

25.3%

11.5%

43.7%

Sex

 Female

23.6%

12.3%

41.5%

 Male

27.9%

10.3%

47.1%

Health facility in-charge

 Yes

34.8%

13.0%

65.2%*

 No

23.8%

11.3%

40.4%*

Health worker type

 Clinical officer/medical assistant

32.3%

9.7%

58.1%

 Nurse

23.8%

11.9%

40.6%

Data collection year

 2013

35.1%*

18.9%*

48.7%

 2015

18.0%*

6.0%*

40.4%

  1. *Difference is statistically significant