Table 1 Participants’ demographic characteristics and medical personnel’s responses regarding work experience with female paramedics
From: Public perception of female paramedics at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Saudi Arabia
Variable | Frequency | Percentage | ||||
Medical | Non-medical | Total | ||||
Age (years) | ||||||
18–20 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4.49 | ||
21–30 | 83 | 83 | 166 | 53.20 | ||
31–40 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 32.05 | ||
41–50 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 8.33 | ||
> 51 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.92 | ||
Total | 135 | 177 | 312 | 100 | ||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 97 | 113 | 210 | 67.30 | ||
Female | 38 | 64 | 102 | 32.69 | ||
Total | 135 | 177 | 312 | 100 | ||
Level of education | ||||||
Primary | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.24 | ||
Secondary | 0 | 15 | 15 | 4.80 | ||
High school | 15 | 76 | 91 | 29.16 | ||
Bachelor’s degree | 83 | 65 | 148 | 47.43 | ||
Master’s degree | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2.88 | ||
PhD | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3.20 | ||
Other | 21 | 11 | 32 | 10.25 | ||
Total | 135 | 177 | 312 | 100 | ||
Current status | ||||||
Employed | 101 | 105 | 206 | 66.02 | ||
Self-employed | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.88 | ||
Looking for work | 0 | 30 | 30 | 9.61 | ||
A student | 34 | 18 | 52 | 16.66 | ||
Retired | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4.48 | ||
Total | 135 | 177 | 312 | 100 | ||
Percentage | 43.27% | 56.73% | 100% | |||
The response of the medical personnel of work experience with female paramedics | ||||||
Question | Strongly agree | Agree | Undecided | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Total |
Are female paramedics skilled enough to perform their work? | 51 (63.75%) | 19 (23.75%) | 9 (11.25%) | 1 (1.25%) | 0 (0%) | 80 (59.26%) |
Your level of agreement regarding working with female paramedics? | 38 (47.5%) | 33 (41.25%) | 8 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.25%) | 80 (59.26%) |