General hospital staff worries, perceived sufficiency of information and associated psychological distress during the A/H1N1 influenza pandemic

Table 4 Sample characteristics and psychological distress (N = 469)

Demographics
Age (years) [mean ± SD]	38.4 ± 8.7
Female Gender, N (%)	321 (68.4%)
Living alone, N (%)	147 (31.3%)
Education, N (%)
Below primary	13 (2.8%)
Primary	14 (3.0%)
High-School	159 (33.9%)
College/University	283 (60.3%)
Children; yes, N (%)	296 (63.1%)
Profession, N (%)
Nurse	209 (44.6%)
Medical	120 (25.6%)
Allied	59 (12.6%)
Auxiliary	81 (17.3%)
Mild to Moderate Psychological Distress (GHQ-28 > 5), N (%)	97 (20.7%)
Severe Psychological Distress (GHQ-28 > 11), N (%)	32 (6.8%)

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