Table 4.
Factors related to the domains in the study
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Variables
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Subcategory
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Familiarity
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Perception
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Willingness
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Decision-making
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Median (IQR)
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P value
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Median (IQR)
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P value
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Median (IQR)
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P value
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Median (IQR)
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P value
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| Age in years | < 40 | 2.0 (1) | 1.722 (0.423) | 19.0 (5) | 1.723 (0.422) | 5.0 (1) | 0.619 (0.734) | 23.0 (7) | 0.030 (0.985) |
| 40-60 | 2.0 (2) | 18.5 (5) | 5.0 (1) | 22.5 (5) | |||||
| > 60 | 1.5 (2) | 16.0 (5) | 5.0 (2) | 21.0 (7) | |||||
| Experience in years | < 10 | 2.0 (1) | 7.326 (0.026)a | 18.0 (4) | 7.037 (0.030)a | 5.0 (1) | 1.409 (0.494) | 23.0 (6) | 0.287 (0.866) |
| 11-20 | 3.0 (1) | 20.0 (5) | 5.0 (1) | 22.0 (5) | |||||
| > 20 | 1.0 (2) | 15.0 (5) | 5.0 (2) | 21.0 (8) | |||||
| Hospital affiliation | University | 3.0 (2) | 1.575 (0.813) | 18.0 (6) | 6.079 (0.193) | 6.0 (1) | 1.141 (0.888) | 22.0 (6) | 1.744 (0.783) |
| 1Military | 2.0 (1) | 19.5 (3) | 5.0 (1) | 24.0 (6) | |||||
| Ministry of Health | 2.0 (2) | 18.5 (4) | 5.0 (1) | 23.0 (6) | |||||
| 2Specialist | 2.0 (1) | 17.0 (3) | 5.0 (1) | 21.0 (9) | |||||
| Private | 2.0 (2) | 15.0 (4) | 5.0 (1) | 19.0 (6) | |||||
| Region | Central region | 3.0 (1) | 9.019 (0.108) | 19.0 (6) | 3.464 (0.629) | 5.0 (1) | 6.033 (0.303) | 24.0 (6) | 8.445 (0.133) |
| Northern | 2.5 (0) | 18.5 (0) | 6.0 (0) | 24.5 (0) | |||||
| Southern | 1.0 (2) | 17.0 (4) | 5.0 (2) | 22.0 (6) | |||||
| Eastern | 2.0 (2) | 20.0 (6) | 6.0 (2) | 22.0 (5) | |||||
| Western | 2.0 (1) | 17.0 (6) | 5.0 (2) | 19.0 (10) | |||||
| Gulf countries | 2.0 (1) | 17.0 (3) | 5.0 (1) | 21.0 (5) | |||||
| Fellowship | Saudi Arabia | 2.0 (2) | 1.055 (0.788) | 17.0 (6) | 1.063 (0.786) | 5.0 (1) | 2.053 (0.561) | 24.0 (6) | 5.545 (0.136) |
| 3Northern America | 2.0 (1) | 19.0 (5) | 5.0 (1) | 21.0 (6) | |||||
| Europe | 2.0 (2) | 20.0 (6) | 6.0 (1) | 22.0 (5) | |||||
| Others | 1.5 (2) | 17.5 (4) | 5.5 (1) | 20.0 (8) | |||||
| Future outlook | Significant impact | 1.5 (0) | 2.219 (0.528) | 13.0 (0) | 9.985 (0.019)a | 4.5 (0) | 1.452 (0.693) | 17.0 (0) | 5.572 (0.134) |
| Limited capacity | 2.0 (1) | 17.0 (6) | 5.0 (1) | 23.0 (8) | |||||
| Fundamental part | 2.0 (1) | 20.0 (4) | 6.0 (1) | 21.0 (5) | |||||
| Uncertain | 2.0 (2) | 17.0 (6) | 5.0 (1) | 25.0 (5) | |||||
1
Military hospital (military, security forces, national guard).
2
Specialist hospital or medical city.
3
Northern America (Canada and United States).
4
Kruskal-Wallis H test.
a
P < 0.05.
IQR: Interquartile range.