Table 2

Behavioural and psychosocial characteristics of academic staff in the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2021 (N=607)

VariablesFrequency (n)Per cent
Working hours per day
 ≤5 hours11418.78
 6–10 hours41468.20
 >10 hours7913.01
Cigarette smoker
 Yes10817.79
 No49982.21
Alcohol consumption habit
 Yes11218.45
 No49581.55
Khat chewing behaviour
 Yes193.13
 No58896.87
Physical exercise
 Yes20233.28
 No40566.72
Body mass index
 Underweight487.91
 Normal43471.50
 Overweight and obese12520.59
Chronic illness
 Yes18830.97
 No41969.03
The habit of taking breaks
 Yes32954.20
 No27845.80
Electronic device use
 Yes31151.24
 No29648.76
Duration of electronic device use
 ≤3 hours/day12740.84
 >3 hours/day18459.16
Risk perception towards COVID-19 virus
 High14824.38
 Low45975.62
Colleagues relationship
 Good53988.80
 Poor6811.20
Job satisfaction
 Satisfied51685.01
 Not satisfied9114.99
Perceived job stress
 Stressed27645.47
 Not stressed33154.53
Workload
 Yes50683.36
 No10116.64