Table 1 Profile of physicians: sociodemographic and work-related characteristics
Characteristics | N | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 30.41 ± 6.33 | ||
Gender | Male | 173 | 43.25 |
Female | 227 | 56.75 | |
Nationality | Saudi | 377 | 94.25 |
Non-Saudi | 23 | 5.75 | |
Occupational Level | General Practitioner | 12 | 3.00 |
Resident | 280 | 70.00 | |
Specialist | 59 | 14.74 | |
Consultant | 49 | 12.25 | |
Speciality | Emergency Medicine | 23 | 5.75 |
General Practice | 124 | 31.00 | |
Internal Medicine | 98 | 24.50 | |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 11 | 2.75 | |
Paediatrics | 26 | 6.50 | |
Psychiatry | 17 | 4.25 | |
Radiology | 10 | 2.50 | |
Surgery | 86 | 21.50 | |
Other | 5 | 1.25 | |
Years of Experience | < 5 | 276 | 69.00 |
5–10 | 41 | 10.25 | |
≥10 | 83 | 20.75 | |