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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: Neuroticism, resilience, and social support: correlates of severe anxiety among hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and Botswana

Variables

Characteristics

No of participants (%)

Gendera

Male

130 (34.9)

Female

242 (65.1)

Country

Nigeria

252 (67.6)

Botswana

121 (32.4)

Marital status

Unmarried

124 (33.2)

Married

249 (66.8)

Educational qualificationa

Secondary & below

22 (6.0)

Tertiary & above

347 (94.0)

Religiona

Christianity

330 (89.2)

Othersb

40 (10.8)

Profession

Doctor

41 (11.0)

Nurse

215 (57.6)

Othersc

117 (31.4)

Centre

UBTH

123 (33.0)

FNPH

129 (34.6)

SPH

121 (32.4)

Anxietya

None to mild

313 (86.5)

Severe

49 (13.5)

  1. Mean age is 38.42 years
  2. FNPH: Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital and the
  3. UBTH: University of Benin Teaching Hospital
  4. SPH: Sbrana Psychiatric Hospital
  5. a Figure did not add up to 373 because of missing data
  6. b Others are Islam, traditional religion
  7. c Others are clinical psychologist, occupational therapist, medical record officer, etc