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Table 1 Sociodemographic and occupational characteristics of respondents

From: Job satisfaction among Syrian healthcare workers in refugee health centres

Characteristic

General physician (n = 259)

Specialist physician (n = 77)

Nurse/midwife (n = 555)

Total (n = 891)

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Sex

 Male

209

80.7

58

75.3

314

56.6

581

65.2

 Female

50

19.3

19

24.7

241

43.4

310

34.8

Age group (years)

 20–29

41

15.8

0

0.0

127

22.9

168

18.9

 30–39

100

38.6

24

31.2

213

38.4

337

37.8

 40–49

56

21.6

34

44.2

159

28.6

249

27.9

 ≥ 50

62

23.9

19

24.7

56

10.1

137

15.4

Nationality

 Syrian

111

42.9

31

40.3

328

59.1

470

52.7

 Syrian with Turkish citizenship

148

57.1

46

59.7

227

40.9

421

47.3

Education

 High school

0

0.0

0

0.0

160

28.8

160

18.0

 Undergraduate degree

166

64.1

16

20.8

386

69.5

568

63.7

 Masters/postgraduate degree

93

35.9

61

79.2

9

1.6

163

18.3

Profession in Syria

 General physician

184

71.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

184

20.7

 Specialist physician

75

29.0

77

100.0

0

0.0

152

17.1

 Nurse/midwife

0

0.0

0

0.0

555

100.0

555

62.3

Years worked in Syria

 0–5

134

51.7

20

26.0

213

38.4

367

41.2

 6–10

53

20.5

21

27.3

123

22.2

197

22.1

 > 10

72

27.8

36

46.8

219

39.5

327

36.7

Years worked in Turkeya

 0–2

172

66.4

42

54.5

361

65.0

575

64.5

 > 2

87

33.6

35

45.5

194

35.0

316

35.5

  1. aIn the Ministry of Health project