Table 1 Descriptive statistics of demographic variables (n = 96)
Variable | Category | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 71 | 74.0% |
Female | 25 | 26.0% | |
Age | Less than or equal to 30 years old | 51 | 53.1% |
31 to 40 years old | 32 | 33.3% | |
41 to 50 years old | 9 | 9.4% | |
Greater than or equal to 51 years old | 4 | 4.2% | |
Spoken Language | Arabic | 89 | 92.7% |
English | 7 | 7.3% | |
Type of Physician | Junior Resident | 40 | 41.7% |
Senior Resident | 30 | 31.3% | |
Staff Physician | 17 | 17.7% | |
Assistant Consultant | 3 | 3.1% | |
Consultant | 6 | 6.3% | |
Years of Practice in Emergency Medicine | 5 years or less | 64 | 66.7% |
6 to 20 years | 30 | 31.3% | |
21 to 30 years | 2 | 2.1% | |
Emergency medicine board certification | No | 68 | 70.8% |
Yes | 28 | 29.2% | |
Type of Hospital | Governmental (MOH) | 85 | 88.5% |
Governmental (Non-MOH) | 10 | 10.4% | |
Private | 1 | 1.0% | |
Residency Program | No | 26 | 27.1% |
Yes | 70 | 72.9% |