Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants
Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Total | 2114 | 100% |
Gender | ||
Male | 940 | 44.5% |
Female | 1174 | 55.5% |
Residence | ||
City | 1638 | 77.5% |
Countryside | 476 | 22.5% |
Country | ||
Syria | 1204 | 57.0% |
Jordan | 433 | 20.5% |
Iraq | 477 | 22.5% |
University | ||
Syrian universities | ||
Aleppo University | 364 | 17.3% |
Damascus University | 218 | 10.4% |
Albaath Univesity | 352 | 16.7% |
Tishreen University | 145 | 6.9% |
University of Kalamoon | 30 | 1.5% |
Hama University | 95 | 4.5% |
University of Jordan | 66 | 3.2% |
Jordan universities | ||
Jordan University of Science and Technology | 84 | 3.9% |
Hashemite University | 100 | 4.8% |
Mutah University | 75 | 3.6% |
Yarmouk University | 62 | 2.9% |
Al- Balqa' Applied University | 46 | 2.1% |
Iraqi universities | ||
University of Baghdad | 59 | 2.7% |
University of Mosul | 27 | 1.2% |
University of Babylon | 30 | 1.4% |
University of Kufa | 43 | 2% |
University of Al-Qadisiyah | 45 | 2.1% |
University of Thi-Qar | 22 | 1% |
Al Mustansiriyah University | 91 | 4.3% |
Ibn Sina University | 41 | 1.9% |
University of Kirkuk | 64 | 3% |
University of Misan | 55 | 2.6% |
Academic stage | ||
Pre-clinical | 1233 | 58.3% |
Clinical | 881 | 41.7% |
Academic grade | ||
60–69 | 180 | 8.5% |
70–79 | 745 | 35.2% |
80–89 | 718 | 34.0% |
90–100 | 471 | 22.3% |
Have you attended BLS course previously? | ||
No | 1656 | 78.3% |
Yes | 458 | 21.7% |