Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents and institutions
Variable | Response | No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
Job title (n = 2579) | Pediatric Specialist | 1471 (57%) |
Pediatric Resident | 174 (6.7%) | |
Pediatric Consultant | 455 (17.6%) | |
Pediatric Gastroenterologist | 47 (1.8%) | |
Pediatric Surgeon | 35 (1.4%) | |
General Practitioner/Family physician | 308 (11.9%) | |
Other | 89 (3.5%) | |
Age (n = 2579) | < 30 years old | 144 (6.5%) |
30–50 years old | 1679 (65.2%) | |
> 50 years old | 756 (29.3%) | |
Gender (n = 2579) | Male | 1611 (62.5%) |
Female | 968 (37.5%) | |
Where is your region of practice? (n = 2579) | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 1083 (42%) |
Iraq | 415 (16.1%) | |
Lebanon | 355 (13.8%) | |
Oman | 110 (4.3%) | |
Bahrain | 151 (5.9%) | |
United Arab Emirates | 134 (5.2%) | |
Qatar | 128 (5%) | |
Kuwait | 203 (7.9%) | |
What is the level of your health care institute? (n = 2579)a | Governmental | 1256 (48.7%) |
Private | 1390 (53.9%) | |
University | 179 (6.9%) |