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Table 2 Crosstabulation report between profession of respondents and responses on 'not wanting place of work next door to psychiatric wards' by the respondents

From: Attitude of health workers to the care of psychiatric patients

Profession

Agree (%)

Disagree (%)

χ2

df

P value

Medical doctor

37 (48.1%)

40 (51.9%)

32.47

16

0.009

Nurse

74 (56.1%)

58 (43.9%)

   

Pharmacist

3 (37.5%)

5 (62.5%)

   

Administrator

30 (61.2%)

19 (38.8%)

   

Laboratory scientist

16 (47.1%)

16 (47.1%)

   

Social worker

2 (40.0%)

3 (60.0%)

   

Physiotherapist

2 (33.3%)

4 (66.7%)

   

Medical records officer

6 (30.0%)

14 (70.0%)

   

Support staff

22 (71.0%)

9 (29.0%)

   
  1. P ≤ 0.05 is significant.
  2. df = degrees of freedom.