Shiftwork sleep disorder and associated factors among nurses working at public hospitals in Harari Regional state and Dire Dawa Administration, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Clinical characteristics (variables) of nurses working at public hospitals in Harari Regional State and Dire Dawa Administration, Eastern Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 369)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
History of chronic medical illness?	Yes	57	15.44
History of chronic medical illness?	No	312	84.56
Types of chronic medical illness	Hypertension	15	4.1
	DM	21	5.7
	HIV/AIDS	7	1.9
	Asthma	8	2.2
	*Other	8	2.2
History of mental illness in the past	Yes	16	4.3
History of mental illness in the past	No	353	95.7
Types of the mental disorders in the past	Depressive disorder	6	1.6
	Psychotic disorder	4	1.1
	‡Other	7	0.3
Family history of mental illness	Yes	13	3.5
Family history of mental illness	No	356	96.5
Types of mental disorders in the Family history	Depressive disorder	5	1.4
	Anxiety disorder	4	1.1
	‡Other	4	1.1
Depression	Yes	100	27.1
Depression	No	269	72.9
Anxiety	Yes	109	29.5
Anxiety	No	260	70.5
Stress	Yes	61	16.5
Stress	No	308	83.5

*Other: Cardiac case, Tuberculosis, and cancer. ‡Other: Psychosomatic disorder, Anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder

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