Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 603)
Characters | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 430 (71.3) |
Female | 173 (28.7) |
Marital status | |
Married | 284 (47.1) |
Others (single, widowed, etc.) | 319 (52.9) |
Profession | |
Healthcare prescribers (Physicians and dentists) | 534 (88.6) |
Pharmacist | 69 (11.4) |
Years of experience | |
< 4 years | 346 (57.4) |
5–9 years | 167 (27.7) |
More than 10 years | 90 (14.7) |
Hospital department | |
Internal medicine | 123 (20.4) |
General surgery and urology | 156 (25.9) |
Dental medicine | 53 (8.8) |
Special surgery | 86 (14.3) |
Pharmacy | 48 (8.0) |
Emergency and radiology | 50 (8.3) |
Genecology and paediatrics | 60 (10.0) |
Others a | 27 (4.5) |
Work place | |
Prince Rashid Military Hospital | 266 (44.1) |
King Abdullah University Hospital | 156 (25.9) |
Basma Hospital | 77 (12.8) |
Royal medical services (AL Hussein) Hospital | 104 (17.2) |