Table 1 Profile of health and social care worker participants by care setting
Characteristics | Primary care | Public hospital | Private hospital | Nursing home | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 122 | (%) | n = 18 | (%) | n = 15 | (%) | n = 19 | (%) | n = 174 | (%) | |
Gender | ||||||||||
 Female | 103 | 84.0 | 10 | 56.0 | 7 | 47.0 | 16 | 84.0 | 136 | 78.0 |
 Male | 19 | 16.0 | 8 | 44.0 | 8 | 53.0 | 3 | 16.0 | 38 | 22.0 |
Age (years) | ||||||||||
 20–39 | 19 | 16.0 | 10 | 56.0 | 13 | 87.0 | 16 | 84.0 | 58 | 33.0 |
 40–59 | 64 | 52.0 | 8 | 44.0 | 2 | 13.0 | 2 | 11.0 | 76 | 44.0 |
 ≥ 60 | 39 | 32.0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5.0 | 40 | 23.0 |
Occupation | ||||||||||
 Physician/specialist | 6 | 5.0 | 5 | 28.0 | 2 | 13.0 | – | – | 13 | 7.0 |
 Dentist | – | – | 1 | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1.0 |
 Nurse | 9 | 7.0 | 5 | 28.0 | 4 | 27.0 | 2 | 11.0 | 20 | 11.0 |
 Midwife | 12 | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 7.0 |
 Rehabilitation therapist | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 17.0 | 4 | 27.0 | 2 | 11.0 | 10 | 6.0 |
 Nutritionist | 8 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 5.0 |
 Social worker | 3 | 2.0 | 2 | 11.0 | 1 | 7.0 | – | – | 6 | 3.0 |
 Nursing assistant | – | – | 2 | 11.0 | 4 | 27.0 | – | – | 6 | 3.0 |
 Elderly clinic assistant | 1 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1.0 |
 Caregiver | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 79.0 | 15 | 9.0 |
 Community health worker | 39 | 32.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 22.0 |
 Community nutritionist | 14 | 11.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 8.0 |
 Community leader | 29 | 24.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 17.0 |
Length of service | ||||||||||
 < 1 year | 6 | 5.0 | 2 | 11.0 | 4 | 27.0 | 8 | 42.0 | 20 | 11.0 |
 1–5 years | 34 | 28.0 | 5 | 28.0 | 9 | 60.0 | 5 | 26.0 | 54 | 31.0 |
 6–10 years | 34 | 28.0 | 7 | 39.0 | 1 | 7.0 | 5 | 26.0 | 53 | 31.0 |
 > 10 years | 48 | 39.0 | 4 | 22.0 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 47 | 27.0 |
Area of work assignment | ||||||||||
 City A | 59 | 48.0 | – | – | 6 | 40.0 | 7 | 37.0 | 102 | 59.0 |
 City B | 63 | 52.0 | 18 | 100.0 | 9 | 60.0 | 12 | 63.0 | 72 | 41.0 |