| Variable | Frequency (n = 63) (%) | ||
| Description of spousal involvement in the workplace |
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| To protect a spouse from what they perceived as a threat | 34 (54.0) | ||
| Non-work-related spousal support or acts of kindness | 7 (11.1) | ||
| Report family issues to doctor’s colleagues | 7 (11.1) | ||
| Deliberate verbal or physical altercation with spouse/Spillover of family issues | 7 (11.1) | ||
| Extension of spousal work privileges/authority to self | 2 (3.2) | ||
| Help out the spouse carry out delegated work in the hospital (could be a medical procedure) | 2 (3.2) | ||
| Interference with workflow | 2 (3.2) | ||
| Others | 2 (3.2) | ||
| Who do you think invited the spouse to the incident? |
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| The spouse came unsolicited | 37 (58.1) | ||
| The doctor invited their spouse | 25 (39.7) | ||
| Do not know | 1 (1.2) | ||
| The age range of the doctor whose spouse got involved |
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| 21 - 30yrs | 9 (14.3) | ||
| 31 - 40yrs | 26 (41.3) | ||
| 41 - 50yrs | 18 (28.6) | ||
| 51 - 60yrs | 9 (14.3) | ||
| 61 - 70yrs | 1 (1.6) | ||
| The estimated age range of spouses who got involved in the doctors’ workplace |
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| 21 - 30yrs | 4 (6.3) | ||
| 31 - 40yrs | 23 (36.5) | ||
| 41 - 50yrs | 30 (47.6) | ||
| 51 - 60yrs | 6 (9.5) | ||
| 61 - 70yrs | 0 (0) | ||
| The cadre of Doctors whose spouses got involved in the workplace |
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| Consultant | 16 (25.4) | ||
| Registrar | 16 (25.4) | ||
| Senior Registrar | 14 (22.2) | ||
| Medical officer | 8 (12.7) | ||
| House officer | 6 (9.5) | ||
| Other cadre | 2 (3.2) | ||
| Medical academician | 1 (1.6) | ||
| Highest Educational Qualification of the spouse who got involved |
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| Tertiary | 56 (88.9) | ||
| Do not know | 6 (9.5) | ||
| Secondary | 1 (1.6) | ||
| Occupation of the spouse who got involved in the workplace |
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| Health care industry | 20 (31.7) | ||
| Engineer | 6 (9.5) | ||
| Civil servant | 5 (7.9) | ||
| Business (unspecified) | 4 (6.3) | ||
| Educationist | 4 (6.3) | ||
| Banking/Finance | 3 (4.8) | ||
| Legal practitioner | 2 (3.2) | ||
| Hospitality industry | 1 (1.6) | ||
| Military | 1 (1.6) | ||
| Unemployed | 1 (1.6) | ||
| Unknown | 16 (25.4) | ||
| Perceived enabler to spousal involvement in the doctor workplace |
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| Expression of love for a spouse | 34 (54.0) | ||
| Ignorance of boundaries of spouses in the workplace | 17 (27.0) | ||
| Exertion of control by a spouse | 14 (22.2) | ||
| Do not know | 6 (9.5) | ||
| High political or financial influence of spouse | 5 (7.9) | ||
| Cultural thinking on the role of spouse in conflict with work role | 1 (1.6) | ||