Incidence and Related Factors of Infidelity among Medical Doctors and Nurses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Study Population
2.3. Ethical Criteria
2.4. Instrument
2.5. Procedure
2.6. Study Variables
2.7. Analysis Plan
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Infidelity | p-Value | OR IC 95% | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||||
Sex | Women | n | 231 | 38 | 0.001 | 0.230.13–0.39 |
% | 85.9% | 14.1% | ||||
Men | n | 57 | 41 | |||
% | 58.2% | 41.8% | ||||
Marital status | Romantic relationship | n | 43 | 13 | 0.12 | ---- |
% | 76.8% | 23.2% | ||||
Living together | n | 34 | 17 | |||
% | 66.7% | 33.3% | ||||
Married | n | 164 | 36 | |||
% | 82.0% | 18.0% | ||||
Single | n | 47 | 13 | |||
% | 78.3% | 21.7% | ||||
Work Schedule | Part-time | n | 39 | 4 | 0.009 | ---- |
% | 90.7% | 9.3% | ||||
Full-time | n | 173 | 45 | |||
% | 79.4% | 20.6% | ||||
Unpredictable schedule | n | 43 | 13 | |||
% | 76.8% | 23.2% | ||||
Full time and emergencies | n | 29 | 11 | |||
% | 72.5% | 27.5% | ||||
Night emergencies | n | 4 | 6 | |||
% | 40.0% | 60.0% |
Men | Women | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
None | 31 | 38 | 69 |
One | 7 | 0 | 7 |
More than one | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 41 | 38 | 79 |
Sex Inside the Work Area | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | Some of Them | No | ||||
Sex | Women | n | 8 | 14 | 16 | 38 |
% | 21.1% | 36.8% | 42.1% | 100.0% | ||
Men | n | 11 | 20 | 10 | 41 | |
% | 26.8% | 48.8% | 24.4% | 100.0% |
Men | Women | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Office and room of the doctors on duty | 8 | 6 | 14 |
Room of the doctor on duty | 13 | 7 | 20 |
Administrative office | 8 | 1 | 9 |
None | 9 | 13 | 22 |
Total | 41 | 37 | 78 |
OR | 95% CI Para EXP (B) | p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Higher | |||
Sex (men) | 4.73 | 2.75 | 8.14 | 0.001 |
Work schedule (full-time work) | 1.96 | 0.64 | 5.99 | 0.240 |
Work schedule (unpredictable schedule) | 2.49 | 0.71 | 8.67 | 0.151 |
Work schedule (full-time and emergencies) | 2.62 | 0.72 | 9.57 | 0.144 |
Work schedule (night emergencies) | 17.79 | 3.34 | 94.87 | 0.001 |
Constant | 0.07 |
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Guerrero, S.; Castro-Luna, G.; Zapata Boluda, R.; Freites, A.; García, R.; Parrón-Carreño, T. Incidence and Related Factors of Infidelity among Medical Doctors and Nurses. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5575. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115575
Guerrero S, Castro-Luna G, Zapata Boluda R, Freites A, García R, Parrón-Carreño T. Incidence and Related Factors of Infidelity among Medical Doctors and Nurses. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(11):5575. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115575
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuerrero, Sara, Gracia Castro-Luna, Rosa Zapata Boluda, Aida Freites, Rafael García, and Tesifón Parrón-Carreño. 2021. "Incidence and Related Factors of Infidelity among Medical Doctors and Nurses" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11: 5575. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115575