Table 1 Difference of demographic and mental problem between COVID-19 nurses and regular nurses (n = 491)

1

Gender

Male

135 (27.5)

45 (45.5)

90 (22.9)

20.1

0.001

Female

356 (72.5)

54 (54.5)

302 (77.1)

2

Age group

22–30

221 (45)

53 (53.5)

168 (42.8)

3.64

0.056

31–56

270 (55)

46 (46.5)

224 (57.2)

3

Education

Nursing Diploma

284 (57.8)

63 (63.6)

221 (56.4)

1.7

0.191

Bachelor of Nursing

207 (42.2)

36 (36.4)

171 (43.6)

4

Employment status

Temporary

303 (61.7)

75 (75.8)

228 (58.2)

10.35

0.001

Permanent

188 (38.3)

24 (24.2)

164 (41.8)

5

Employment duration

≤ 10 years

371 (75.6)

86 (86.8)

285 (72.7)

8.58

0.003

≥ 11 years

120 (24.4)

13 (13.2)

107 (27.3)

6

Marital Status

Unmarried

121 (24.6)

29 (29.3)

92 (23.5)

1.44

0.23

Married

370 (75.4)

70 (70.7)

300 (76.5)

7

Any financial problem during COVID-19pandemic

No

159 (32.4)

27 (27.2)

132 (33.7)

1.67

0.22

Yes, getting worst

332 (67.6)

72 (72.7)

260 (66.3)

8

Depression

Yes

42 (8.5)

10 (10.1)

32 (8.2)

0.37

0.53

No

449 (91.5)

89 (89.9)

360 (91.8)

9

Anxiety

Yes

101 (20.6)

14 (14.1)

87 (22.2)

3.13

0.07

No

390 (79.4)

85 (85.8)

305 (77.8)

10

Stress

Yes

31 (6.3)

5 (5.1)

26 (6.6)

0.33

0.56

No

460 (93.7)

94 (94.9)

366 (93.4)